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South of Suez

South of Suez (1940)

1h 26m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.

Director: Lewis Seiler

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: Mystery, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

George Brent

George Brent

as John Gamble

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

as Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

George Tobias

George Tobias

as Eli Snedeker

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

as Inspector Thornton

Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

as Delia Snedeker

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

as Harold 'Limey' Wemsley