Dated [but] still of interest production values and special effects are impressive for the period makes good use of authentic African locations and performers.
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A group of daring explorers led by Allan Quartermain (Cedric Hardwicke) searches the African continent for the lost diamond mines of Solomon, in this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by H. Rider... A group of daring explorers led by Allan Quartermain (Cedric Hardwicke) searches the African continent for the lost diamond mines of Solomon, in this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by H. Rider Haggard. Paul Robeson co-stars as the party's guide through the wilderness, who occasionally bursts into song. [More]
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Paul Robeson, Roland Young, Anna Lee
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Paul Robeson, Roland Young, Anna Lee, John Loder, Robert Adams, Frederick Leister, Sidney Fairbrother
Director: Robert Stevenson
Director: Robert Stevenson
Screenwriter: Michael Hogan, A. R. Rawlinson, Roland Pertwee, Ralph Spence, Charles Bennett
Producer: Geoffrey Barkas
Composer: Mischa Spoliansky
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