White Witch Doctor (1953)
Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite his misgivings about her suitability for Africa. They battle escaped gorillas, hostile natives, infected lion wounds, and hostile witch doctors to reach their destination and on the way, they fall in love. Will their contrasting interests doom their romance?
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff.
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Susan Hayward as Ellen Burton |
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Robert Mitchum as John 'Lonni' Douglas |
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Walter Slezak as Huysman |
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Mashood Ajala as Jacques |
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Joseph C. Narcisse as Utembo |
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Elzie Emanuel as Kapuka |
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Timothy Carey as Jarrett |
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Otis Greene as Bakuba boy |
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Everett Brown as Bakuba King (uncredited) |
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Michael Ansara as De Gama (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Additional Director of Photography |
| Production | Otto Lang | Producer |
| Camera | Harry Jackson | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Arthur Lueker | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Directing | Richard Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Directing | Gerd Oswald | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Directing | Eva Monley | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Louise A. Stinetorf | Novel |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
