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White Witch Doctor (1953)
Directed by 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?
Rated NR | Length 96 minutes
Actors
Susan Hayward | Robert Mitchum | Walter Slezak | Timothy Carey | Mashood Ajala | Joseph C. Narcisse | Elzie Emanuel | Otis Greene | Everett Brown | Michael Ansara