Film
White Witch Doctor
1953 · 1h 36m · Adventure · Horror
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 !
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Overview
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
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)
Crew
- Henry HathawayDirector
- Ben RobertsScreenplay
- Ivan GoffScreenplay
- Louise A. StinetorfNovel
- Otto LangProducer
- Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
- James B. ClarkEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 1, 1953
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Adventure, Horror
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