King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Mischa Spoliansky
Mischa Spoliansky
, Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
, Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
, Roland Young
Roland Young
, John Loder
John Loder
, Anna Lee
Anna Lee
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Mischa Spoliansky
Mischa Spoliansky
, Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
, Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
, Roland Young
Roland Young
, John Loder
John Loder
, Anna Lee
Anna Lee

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Overview

The first of three talkie versions of H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel King Solomon's Mine was produced by British Gaumont. While Cedric Hardwicke plays the nominal leading role of explorer Alan Quartermaine, top billing goes to African-American singing-star Paul Robeson, who plays dauntless native- guide Umbopa. The plot gets under way when Anna Lee organizes an expedition to locate her father, who has disappeared in the wilds of Africa while searching for King Solomon's Mines, a legendary diamond repository. Umbopa's motivation for guiding the expedition is to reclaim the tribal throne wrested from him by treacherous witch-doctor Gagool (Sidney Fairbrother). At first treated as white gods by the natives, the explorers soon find their lives imperiled. Thanks to Umbopa's know-how, the whites are saved from a horrible death and the evil tribesmen are overthrown. As for King Solomon's Mines, Quartermaine and his party finally locate the fabled diamond cache--and then fate deals an ironic hand, as fate has a habit of doing.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/18/2012
UPC: 0661799488266
Original Release: 1937
Source: Desert Island Films
Language: English
Time: 1:20:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Paul Robeson Umbopa
Cedric Hardwicke Allan Quatermain
Roland Young Cmdr. John Good
John Loder Sir Henry Curtis
Anna Lee Kathy O'Brien
Sydney Fairbrother Gagool
Majabalo Hiubi Kapsie
Ecce Homo Toto Infadoos
Robert Adams Twala
Frederick Leister Wholesaler
Alf Goddard Red
Arthur Sinclair O'Brien
Arthur Goullet Sylvestra
Tony Wane Actor

Technical Credits
Roland Pertwee Screenwriter
Michael Hogan Screenwriter
A.R. Rawlinson Screenwriter
Charles Bennett Screenwriter
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