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?
Stars: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak, Timothy Carey, Mashood Ajala, Joseph C. Narcisse
Crew: Henry Hathaway (Director), Ben Roberts (Screenplay), Ivan Goff (Screenplay), Louise A. Stinetorf (Novel), Otto Lang (Producer), Bernard Herrmann (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Runtime: 96 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 01, 1953
IMDb: 4.7
