Synopsis
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 & Writers
Henry Hathaway
Director
Ivan Goff
Screenplay
Ben Roberts
Screenplay
Cast
Susan Hayward
Ellen Burton
Robert Mitchum
John 'Lonni' Douglas
Walter Slezak
Huysman
Mashood Ajala
Jacques
Joseph C. Narcisse
Utembo
Elzie Emanuel
Kapuka
Timothy Carey
Jarrett
Otis Greene
Bakuba boy
Everett Brown
Bakuba King (uncredited)
Michael Ansara
De Gama (uncredited)
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