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Cast

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Ellen Burton

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

John 'Lonni' Douglas

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Huysman

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Jarrett

Mashood Ajala

Mashood Ajala

Jacques

Joseph C. Narcisse

Joseph C. Narcisse

Utembo

Elzie Emanuel

Elzie Emanuel

Kapuka

Otis Greene

Otis Greene

Bakuba boy

Everett Brown

Everett Brown

Bakuba King (uncredited)

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

De Gama (uncredited)

Crew

Henry Hathaway

Henry Hathaway

Director

Ben Roberts

Ben Roberts

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Ivan Goff

Screenplay

Louise A. Stinetorf

Louise A. Stinetorf

Novel

Otto Lang

Otto Lang

Producer

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann

Original Music Composer

James B. Clark

James B. Clark

Editor

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Mark-Lee Kirk

Mark-Lee Kirk

Art Direction

Stuart A. Reiss

Stuart A. Reiss

Set Decoration

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Dorothy Jeakins

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Design

Gerd Oswald

Gerd Oswald

First Assistant Director

Arthur Lueker

Arthur Lueker

First Assistant Director

Richard Rosson

Richard Rosson

Second Unit Director

Erich von Stroheim Jr.

Erich von Stroheim Jr.

Assistant Director

Harry M. Leonard

Harry M. Leonard

Sound

Eugene Grossman

Eugene Grossman

Sound

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Visual Effects

Harry Jackson

Harry Jackson

Second Unit Director of Photography

Charles G. Clarke

Charles G. Clarke

Second Unit Director of Photography

Joseph MacDonald

Joseph MacDonald

Additional Director of Photography

Eva Monley

Eva Monley

Script Supervisor

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White Witch Doctor

19536.3 / 1096 min
Adventure, Horror

Overview

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 !

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?