White Witch Doctor (1953)
Ellen Burton arriveert in Afrika om zich bij Dr. Mary aan te sluiten als haar verpleegster, en brengt moderne medicijnen naar de inheemse bevolking. Lonni Douglas, een dierenhandelaar en fortuinjager, stemt ermee in haar stroomopwaarts te brengen, ondanks zijn twijfels over haar geschiktheid voor Afrika. Ze vechten tegen ontsnapte gorilla's, vijandige inboorlingen, geïnfecteerde leeuwenwonden en vijandige medicijnmannen om hun bestemming te bereiken. Onderweg worden ze verliefd. Zullen hun tegenstrijdige interesses hun romance verdoemen?
Regiseur:
Henry Hathaway
Schrijvers:
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 |