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:
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts.
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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 |
| Directing | Arthur Lueker | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Harry Jackson | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Additional Director of Photography |
| Art | Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Writing | Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Directing | Richard Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Writing | Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Eva Monley | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Otto Lang | Producer |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Louise A. Stinetorf | Novel |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Directing | Gerd Oswald | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
