Golden Ivory
| Golden Ivory | |
|---|---|
Associated British-Pathé | |
Release date | 5 December 1954 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Golden Ivory is a 1954 British
George P. Breakston and starred Robert Urquhart, John Bentley and Susan Stephen.[4][5] The film was shot in Eastmancolor with prints by Technicolor.[6]
Released in colour in the United States as Outlaw Safari, it was later released as White Huntress in black and white.
Background
The film is set in the 1890s and is centered on British pioneer settlers in
shockumentary Naked Africa.[8]
John Bentley later had the lead in the African Patrol television series that was produced by George Breakston and shot in Kenya.
Plot
Jim and Paul Dobson are a pair of brothers who are
British East Africa. Paul seeks to make his fortune by finding the location of an elephants' graveyard a friend told him about before he died. The penniless pair decide to get near the location and get a wagon by hiring themselves out to protect and hunt game for a wagon train of settlers heading for Blood Mountain in the land of the Masai
. Paul fools their party by taking them on a more dangerous route in order to locate the ivory of the graveyard. En route they pick up Mr Seth a prospector who is vague about the whereabouts of his fellow prospectors. The party faces danger from both the local fauna and natives.
Cast
- Robert Urquhart as Jim Dobson
- John Bentley as Paul Dobson
- Susan Stephen as Ruth Meecham
- Alan Tarlton as Mr. Seth
- Howarth Wood as Thomas Meecham
- Morea Soutter as Catherine Johnson
- Tom Lithgow as Peter Johnson
- Maureen Connell as Liz Johnson
- Reginald Smart as Captain Mann
- Kip Kamoi as Maasai Chief
References
- ISBN 9780786441747. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ISBN 9780899503165. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ISBN 9780826406583. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ BFI.org
- ISBN 9780719091391. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Distributor's Golden Ivory Pressbooks 1 & 2 on DVD.
- ^ p. 166 Smith, Gary A. The American International Pictures Video Guide McFarland & Company, 2009
- ^ Gary A. Smith, American International Pictures: The Golden Years, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 59
External links
- Golden Ivory at IMDb
