Filmed on location, White Witch Doctor is set in the Belgian Congo, circa 1907. Professional hunter Lonni Douglas (Robert Mitchum) is hired by nurse Ellen Burton (Susan Hayward) to escort her into the African interior, in hopes of finding her former mentor. Eventually they discover that the man Burton seeks has died, but Burton decides to stay around for awhile and tend to the wounds of the local witch doctor's injured son -- and, incidentally, to convince the tribesmen that "white man's
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Robert Mitchum sleepwalks through the jungle, having less charisma than the gorilla.
Static, wooden adventure that is obviously filmed on soundstages with a cast that is far better than the blah script deserves.
November 25, 2011
Super Reviewer
Great title, eh? I thought so too, especially since I was confronted with the lurid poster art every time I had to go to the bathroom when I was at the Music Box Theatre here in Chicago. Which is often, because I drink lots of soda. Add to the incredible poster the presence of Robert Mitchum (the coolest actor in film
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