White Witch Doctor
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 !
1953 | 96m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff, Louise A. Stinetorf |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1953 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff, Louise A. Stinetorf |
| Genres: | Adventure |
| Keywords | africa, zaire, big game hunter, 1900s |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Susan Hayward | Ellen Burton |
| Robert Mitchum | John 'Lonni' Douglas |
| Walter Slezak | Huysman |
| Timothy Carey | Jarrett |
| Mashood Ajala | Jacques |
| Joseph C. Narcisse | Utembo |
| Elzie Emanuel | Kapuka |
| Otis Greene | Bakuba boy |
| Everett Brown | Bakuba King (uncredited) |
| Michael Ansara | De Gama (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gerd Oswald | First Assistant Director |
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Louise A. Stinetorf | Novel |
| James B. Clark | Editor |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Arthur Lueker | First Assistant Director |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Eugene Grossman | Sound |
| Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Harry Jackson | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Charles G. Clarke | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Joseph MacDonald | Additional Director of Photography |
| Eva Monley | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Otto Lang | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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