White Witch Doctor
movie
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 !
Released July 01, 1953
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
as
Ellen Burton
Robert Mitchum
as
John 'Lonni' Douglas
Walter Slezak
as
Huysman
Timothy Carey
as
Jarrett
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Mashood Ajala
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Jacques
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Joseph C. Narcisse
as
Utembo
Elzie Emanuel
as
Kapuka
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Otis Greene
as
Bakuba boy
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Everett Brown
as
Bakuba King (uncredited)
Michael Ansara
as
De Gama (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Hathaway
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Director
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Ben Roberts
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Screenplay
Ivan Goff
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Screenplay
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Louise A. Stinetorf
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Novel
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Otto Lang
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Producer
Bernard Herrmann
as
Original Music Composer
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James B. Clark
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Editor
Leon Shamroy
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Director of Photography
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Lyle R. Wheeler
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Art Direction
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Mark-Lee Kirk
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Art Direction
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Stuart A. Reiss
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Set Decoration
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Ben Nye
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Makeup Artist