Ellen Burton
Susan Hayward
Ellen Burton
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 !”
6.3
1953
1h 36m
AdventureHorror
Director: Henry Hathaway
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
John 'Lonni' Douglas
Robert Mitchum
John 'Lonni' Douglas
Huysman
Walter Slezak
Huysman
Jarrett
Timothy Carey
Jarrett
Jacques
Mashood Ajala
Jacques
Utembo
Joseph C. Narcisse
Utembo
Kapuka
Elzie Emanuel
Kapuka
Bakuba boy
Otis Greene
Bakuba boy
Bakuba King (uncredited)
Everett Brown
Bakuba King (uncredited)
De Gama (uncredited)
Michael Ansara
De Gama (uncredited)
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