King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Overview
Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,300,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $15,057,465.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.663 |
Directed By
Compton Bennett
Andrew Marton
Crew
F. Keogh Gleason
Compton Bennett
Andrew Marton
Helen Deutsch
H. Rider Haggard
Robert Surtees
Sam Zimbalist
Mischa Spoliansky
Conrad A. Nervig
Ralph E. Winters
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis
Walter Plunkett
Douglas Shearer
TOP CAST
Deborah Kerr
Elizabeth Curtis
Stewart Granger
Allan Quartermain
Richard Carlson
John Goode
Hugo Haas
Van Brun
Lowell Gilmore
Eric Masters
Kimursi
Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
Siriaque
Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
Sekaryongo
Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)
Baziga
King Twala (as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)
Munto Anampio
Chief Bilu (uncredited)
John Banner
Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)
Benempinga
Black Circle (uncredited)
Gutare
Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncle (uncredited)
Ivargwema
Blue Star (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
Traum - Safari Client (uncredited)
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