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King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines (1937)

1h 20m | PG-13

⭐ 5.3 / 10

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

Director: Robert Stevenson

Studio: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

as Umbopa

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

as Allan Quartermain

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

as Kathleen 'Kathy' O'Brien

Roland Young

Roland Young

as Cmdr. John Good

John Loder

John Loder

as Sir Henry Curtis

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

as Diamond Buyer

Reviews

By CinemaSerf

A super boy's-own adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard story. At first, Sir Cedric Hardwicke comes across as a slightly stilted "Allan Quartermain" but he soon finds his rhythm and together with John Loder and Anna Lee sets off to find her long lost father as he searched deepest Africa for the legendary treasure of King Solomon. Along the way they encounter an outcast "Umbopa" (Paul Robeson) who helps guide them. Clearly they have spent some cash on this production and I think it shows; the story is fluidly directed by Robert Stevenson and we even get a song! It's riddled with colonial attitudes - almost unimaginable now - but some really grand cinematography and quite an exciting denouement make for a timeless adventure film.