King Solomon's Mines

Unrated

7/2/19371h 20m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
diamond
africa
sandstorm
map
diamond mine
south africa
desert
allan quatermain
19th century
big game hunter

Cast

Paul Robeson

~ as ~

Umbopa

Cedric Hardwicke

~ as ~

Allan Quartermain

Anna Lee

~ as ~

Kathleen 'Kathy' O'Brien

Roland Young

~ as ~

Cmdr. John Good

John Loder

~ as ~

Sir Henry Curtis

Frederick Leister

~ as ~

Diamond Buyer

Robert Adams

~ as ~

Twala

Tony Wane

~ as ~

Infadoos

Arthur Sinclair

~ as ~

O'Brien

Arthur Goullet

~ as ~

Sylvestra

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
A super boy's-own adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard story. At first, Sir Cedric Hardwicke comes across as a slightly stilted "Allan Quartermain" but he soon finds his rhythm and together with John Loder and Anna Lee sets off to find her long lost father as he searched deepest Africa for the legendary treasure of King Solomon. Along the way they encounter an outcast "Umbopa" (Paul Robeson) who helps guide them. Clearly they have spent some cash on this production and I think it shows; the story is fluidly directed by Robert Stevenson and we even get a song! It's riddled with colonial attitudes - almost unimaginable now - but some really grand cinematography and quite an exciting denouement make for a timeless adventure film.