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The story of a woman who followed a dream to the end of the earth ... and found a love that will live to the end of time !
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?Read moreLess
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?
The story
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?
Cast & crew
Susan HaywardEllen Burton
Robert MitchumJohn 'Lonni' Douglas
Walter SlezakHuysman
Mashood AjalaJacques
Joseph C. NarcisseUtembo
Elzie EmanuelKapuka
Timothy CareyJarrett
Otis GreeneBakuba boy
Everett BrownBakuba King (uncredited)
Michael AnsaraDe Gama (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Screenplay
- Ben Roberts
- Producer
- Otto Lang
- Director of Photography
- Leon Shamroy
- Screenplay
- Ivan Goff
- Editor
- James B. Clark
- Original Music Composer
- Bernard Herrmann