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: 4 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | Ben Roberts, Louise A. Stinetorf, Ivan Goff |
| 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, Louise A. Stinetorf, Ivan Goff |
| Genres: | Adventure, Horror |
| Keywords | africa, zaire, big game hunter, 1900s |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 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 |
|---|---|
| Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Ben Roberts | Screenplay |
| Louise A. Stinetorf | Novel |
| James B. Clark | Editor |
| 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 |
| Joseph MacDonald | Additional Director of Photography |
| Eva Monley | Script Supervisor |
| Ivan Goff | Screenplay |
| Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Gerd Oswald | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Rosson | Second Unit Director |
| Charles G. Clarke | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Otto Lang | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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