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King Solomon's Mines

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Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer. From TMDB

57 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Aug 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works

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  • Plumber Charged Extra for Ghoulie @frownt.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2024

    Was watching the 1950s King Solomon's Mines film and they shot part of it in Carlsbad Caverns where there is a cave called Slaughter Canyon Cave and this rock formation called "The Clansman" which is very much not OK and probably made the first people to find it kill themselves:

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  • What Cargie Does In The Shadows @cargie.babyBluesky · May 17, 2026

    I was like 11-12, and saw a movie called King Solomon's Mines that looked like it was an Indiana Jones type adventure and oh my god it sucked so bad

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  • passthetaters.bsky.social @passthetaters.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2026

    Tonight at 11 PM Eastern/ 8 PM Pacific on Taters' Late Night Picture Show prepare for high adventure as I bring you Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies in King Solomon's Mines ! This is one Cannon film you don't want to miss! discord.gg/tTZz6gr6

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  • Charlie Largent @charlielargent.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    BTD - Stewart Granger - King Solomon's Mines - 1950 - Dell movie tie-in paperback

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    King Solomon's Mines 1937 is todays full film on my Midnight Movies playlist. youtu.be/_iCwHwrM-sQ From Classic Science-Fiction, Dramatic Drama To Horrifying Horror. Please subscribe. New Videos all the time. Please buy the physical media if you can #horror #FilmSky

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  • ChicoSuave @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 2, 2025

    The [Bad Movie Bible](https://youtu.be/hdozOvPgHzo) has a really well researched list on as many Indiana Jones knock offs as could be found. King Solomon's Mines is my favorite but mainly because of John Rhys Davies and hearing him growl "Quatermane" (and mispronounce it as Quartermane).

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  • roninresearch.bsky.social @roninresearch.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2026

    @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social @taggertmayfield.bsky.social Damn...Now THAT's a truck! I saw an old ad for the movie "King Solomon's Mines" where they used Power Wagons just like these in Kenya to transport the movie equipment and film...

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  • Lauren Thompson @laurenfacall.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    9th April 1898 – 1976 Paul Robeson, 77, US footballer, singer, actor, social activist London: Emperor Jones (1925) Show Boat * Othello (1930) Film Borderline (1930) Emperor Jones * Show Boat * King Solomon's Mines * The Proud Valley * Native Land * Tales of Manhattan (1942) Othello (1959 Stratford)

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  • Bulletproof Podcast @bulletproofpod.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    40 years ago today King Solomon's Mines opened in theaters! www.bulletproofaction.com/2021/08/05/b...

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    King Solomon's Mines 1937 Is Sundays free film . High adventure with Allan Quatermain, a great cosy Sunday film. Please subscribe to the channel www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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  • KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 @kdsbooks.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2025

    Dark Star was a fine film. Not at all what I expected King Solomon's Mines and Alan Quartermain both on Prime. My watchlist is growing fast

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  • djkideye.bsky.social @djkideye.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    Share an ACTION movie title that begins with the letter “K” 🎥 K is for… King Solomon's Mines (1985) 🖤 #moviesky #filmsky

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  • Klaatu @klaatu82.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2025

    Tonight’s (the “we’ve got Indiana Jones at home!”) movie: King Solomon's Mines (1985 “Stop sinking. That's an order!” #MovieNight #Letterboxd

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    King Solomon's Mines 1937 is todays full film on my Midnight Movies playlist. youtu.be/_iCwHwrM-sQ From Classic Science-Fiction, Dramatic Drama To Horrifying Horror. Please subscribe. New Videos all the time. Please buy the physical media if you can #horror #FilmSky

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  • Zee🏳️‍⚧️ @mattkindzee.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    365 days of movie via Tubi Day 112: The Librarian Return to King Solomon's Mines(2006)

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  • Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    YOU WANT MORE FREE MOVIES? WELL! HERE IS ONE! KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1985) - FREE MOVIE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wT...

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  • Scott Pfitzinger @pfitzinger.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 14, 2025

    Tonight's movie is a classic! King Solomon's Mines (1985) is on Tubi! The influence on Indiana Jones is very clear! It stars Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, John Rhys-Davies, Herbert Lom, & Ken Gampu Directed by J. Lee Thompson Music by the master, Jerry Goldsmith! #NowWatching #movies #comedy

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  • ComicsGuy67 @comicsguy67.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    As a Gen X American, I was only familiar with Quatermain through the film, King Solomon's Mines, starring Richard Chamberlain, which was released in 1985. This is remarkable in itself since the story was first published in 1885. Sir H. Rider Haggard (author) surely would have been pleased.

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  • Longbox Crusade @longboxcrusade.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    💥New Episode Drops Today!💥 ACTION FILM FACE-OFF! 76 RETRO REWIND SPECIAL! Valley of Gwangi (1969) vs King Solomon's Mines (1950) Who will win - Harryhausen Claymation or Gorgeous Africa? As they battle for 6 rounds in our videodome! Listen on all Podcast Apps, Spotify and: youtu.be/aLLlwu9i1a4

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  • Jeffrey Overstreet @overstreet.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2023

    Sports radio! Nothing like it. I just heard a show host say, "If you don't thread that needle, you'll split the baby." Then he & his co-host argued about whether or not "splitting the baby" was a reference to Solomon or Abraham & Isaac. This led one to declare "King Solomon's Mines" a "good movie."

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  • hitrewindpod.bsky.social @hitrewindpod.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    I rented this in high school thinking it was just a King Solomon's Mines level movie and boy did it come to a quick eject when I was watching it with my family.

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  • Hooray for Paddy Pumpkinhead!!! @paddydoublems.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    I watched the sequel, Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, in college. I remember King Solomon's Mines was on TV in high school but I just watched the part when they were about to be the main course (I think that was in the film, so hard to tell with these Cannon entries lol).

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  • Mark von Wahlde @markvonwahlde.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    I trusted Siskel and Ebert on Oscar. Stallone's movie was worse than both 1492 and the modern remake of King Solomon's Mines, combined. Still resentful. I still can't believe they both liked it.

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  • jp @jprrMastodon · Jul 2, 2026

    Post-Colonial Anachronism, Imperialist Historiography, and Aesthetic Collapse in Cannon Films’ King Solomon’s Mines (1985) #KingSolomonsMines #MovieReview #Action #Adventure #Fantasy #FilmCriticism https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/post-colonial-anachronism-imperialist-historiography-and-aesthetic-collapse-in-cannon-films-king-solomons-mines-1985/

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  • FreeBard42 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎭 @freebard42.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    So, shades of the 1985 "We have Indiana Jones at home" King Solomon's Mines film? Kinda fitting given Spielberg originally wanted Ford for Alan Grant; close enough as actors that Ford would work, but to where it would be spoiled by him just being Indiana Jones Again in spite of the differences.

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  • David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2026

    Remembering the underrated Richard Carlson, classic film actor, film & TV director, and screenwriter, on his 114th birthday, famous for THE LITTLE FOXES, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, IT CAME OUTER SPACE, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, TORMENTED, THE DETECTIVES, PERRY MASON, CANNON, and much more.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Action Movies Released on November 24! What's your fave? 1. Firebreather 2. King Solomon's Mines 3. X 4. End of Days Check out all 50 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Action

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  • B Beshoar @bbeshoar.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    Alas, the only movie based on an H Ryder Haggard novel is the version of King Solomon's Mines starring Stewart Granger.

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  • wallbie @wallbie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    She IS wonderful; so wonderful there was a movie made about her (by proxy) and she didn't show up until the very end. Also, the three male stars of that film went on to star as comic book characters in Spawn, Blade and King Solomon's Mines.

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  • Euan Murray @fuzzball1981.bsky.socialBluesky · May 3, 2025

    #TonightsMovie is J. Lee Thompson's King Solomon's Mines, from the novel by H. Rider Haggard, and starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies, Ken Gampu, June Buthelezi, Sam Williams, and Shaike Ophir

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  • carcosatrio.bsky.social @carcosatrio.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    One of my favorite film genres is the pulp adventure scavenger hunt: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Indiana/Marion King Solomon's Mines (1985) Allan/Jesse Mummy (1991) Rick/Evelyn National Treasure (2004) Ben/Abigail Call of Cthulhu (2005) Francis Da Vinci Code (2006) Robert/Audrey #FilmSky #Pulp

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  • Moi @theredshoes.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    My parents took me to see Indiana Jones and as we were walking out my dad said "Well, that was fun, but it was King Solomon's Mines." My mother chimed in with, "Oh yes, my brother and I loved those movie serials as kids."

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  • Mooch @cachiporra.bsky.socialBluesky · May 31, 2024

    KING SOLOMON'S MINES was so breathtakingly ugly I had to sit with it for a day before reviewing it.

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  • Alexa "Protect Porn and Kink" Phoenix @cyberphoenix001.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2024

    Films I watched today~ MOTHER OF TEARS (2007) KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950) BIOTHERAPY (1986) [Short film]

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  • Danielle Solzman 🎥✡️🎬 @[email protected]Mastodon · May 30, 2023

    New from Solzy at the Movies: King Solomon’s Mines Gets Warner Archive Blu-ray #KingSolomonsMines #film #movies #classicfilm #WarnerArchiveCollection https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/05/30/king-solomons-mines-gets-warner-archive-blu-ray/

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  • RJ @arjayay.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    Well, if we include TV movies..... King Solomon's Mines Also stated Alison Doody, it's the most watchable film adaptation of the book share.google/bCMOi8vLWIBj...

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  • prince-atom.bsky.social @prince-atom.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2026

    I recall a fairly execrable King Solomon's Mines movie with ... Sharon Stone? And John Rhys-Davies as a villain. Not comparable to what you mentioned.

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  • Hans Cummings - Actor & Author @hanscummingsvo.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    The success of Indiana Jones spawned a bunch of copycat films. King Solomon's Mines, starring that heartthrob of '70s and '80s television miniseries, Richard Chamberlain, and then unknown Sharon Stone, was one of the more prominent and entertaining efforts. #MovieADay #Movies #Film #Cinema

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  • Period Comics @periodcomics.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    King Solomon's Mines nn (#1 on 1st pg) Avon Periodicals 1951 - Movie adaptation #ad

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  • WestEnd Squirrel @kiwikeeper.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    TCM has my grandfather's old movie King Solomon's Mines with his old girlfriend.

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  • Thomas Wolfe @thomaswolfe.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2026

    To refresh memory: King Solomon's Mines (1950): An acclaimed adventure epic, shot on location in Africa, winning Oscars for color cinematography and film editing. King Solomon's Mines (1985): A comedic, Indiana Jones-style parody featuring Richard Chamberlain.

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  • Patrice Boivin 🇨🇦 @patboivin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    King Solomon's Mines 1985 movie, Canon Films, Sharon Stone, the PLO across the street from Maxwell in Manhattan, Epstein, Zimbabwe, Brett Ratner, Chris Tucker, Menahem and Yoshem Globus, Yitzak Rabin, Shimon Perez, Arnon Milchan, Fight Club, Sascha Riley, Jim Jordan,

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  • Andee Harry @andeeharry1.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    Happy 75th birthday anniversary to Miracle on 34th street film Issac Asimov I Robot book Bugs Bunny: The Rabbit of Seville King Solomon's Mines film artificial snow machine Snakes and Ladders board game Around the world in 80 days comic books

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  • JMS @jmsaasta.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    🌍💎 Sure #KingSolomonsMines' depiction of Africa is awfully outdated and pure pulp but all the requirements for an entertaining adventure film are still there. A dashing charismatic lead, a beautiful damsel in distress, an excellent pair of dastardly foes and an epic quest to boot! 📽️🎞️

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  • stuwolfie.bsky.social @stuwolfie.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2025

    4. they filmed & recorded sound & image footage for use in US films. In 1948, he met, had an affair with & eventually married Micheala Holmsworth who became his 2nd & last wife, outliving him by 5 years. In order to finance their independent work they worked on the movie King Solomon's Mines

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  • Hennie Kriel @officially-hennie.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    My ★★★ review of King Solomon's Mines on Letterboxd boxd.it/aQLrij

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    King Solomon's Mines 1937 is todays full film on my Midnight Movies playlist. youtu.be/_iCwHwrM-sQ From Classic Science-Fiction, Dramatic Drama To Horrifying Horror. Please subscribe. New Videos all the time. Please buy the physical media if you can #horror #FilmSky

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  • JMS @jmsaasta.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Personally speaking #KingSolomonsMines is surprisingly decent Indiana Jones-esque adventure film even if it was made with half of Raiders' and third of Temple of Doom's budget. And despite being a bit too front heavy action-wise. 📽️🎞️

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  • JMS @jmsaasta.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Given Richard Chamberlain's passing I must remind people of the two Indiana Jones "ripoffs" from producer duo Golan-Globus. Sure the films are based on H. Rider Haggard's novels but it's blatantly obvious what was being emulated here. 🤫 #KingSolomonsMines #AllanQuatermainAndTheLostCityOfGold 📽️🎞️

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  • John Cleveland @popcornandpain.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 5, 2025

    "King Solomon's Mines" (1985) - In honor of the recently death of acclaimed actor Richard Chamberlain we decided to watch a movie he really hated making that is most famous for Sharon Stone being cast accidentally and being a bitch to work with. 3 / 5 Burnt Kernels www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wT...

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  • Joseph Kuby @incognoscente.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 24, 2025

    The King Solomon's Mines adaptation was released a hundred years after it was published. The movie wasn't exactly in the top 20 box office list of 1985. The joke is that the box office income was the same as the budget of High Road to China (1983).

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  • freegal24.bsky.social @freegal24.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2024

    @tcmtv.bsky.social Just curious why one version of a movie is introduced, then another one is actually shown? Not that big of a deal, but "King Solomon's Mines" from 1950 did have some spectacular scenery that I was hoping to see again; not so much the earlier version which is now airing.

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  • Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2024

    Yes. I'd like to see similarly respectful film of 'King Solomon's Mines' – which depicts Zulu-based culture. Focus cd be more on Umbopa/Ignosi, the African hero, & on inter-racial romance btwn Foulata & John. Author cdn't give them happy ending in 1885, but that cd easily be changed in adaptation.

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  • Alexa "Protect Porn and Kink" Phoenix @cyberphoenix001.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2024

    Films I watched today! TARGETS (1968) 🧌👨 GRAVE ENCOUNTERS (2011) 🏥📹👻 KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1937) 💎🌍 PUNCH AND JUDY (1966) 🇨🇿 [Short film]

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  • TC Coyote / Not What I Was webcomic @tccoyote.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2023

    No snarky ST:TOS comments from me tonight as The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines is on and it's been awhile since I've seen this movie. Likely TNG & DS9 snark later tho

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  • ChibiMasshuu frontman of Subsequent Seppaku @chibi-verse.lgbtBluesky · Nov 12, 2023

    Hope could you improve on a perfect script?! You've got Gorillas in the Mist, King Solomon's Mines, Blood Diamonds, and Predator mashed into one movie!

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Dec 27, 2022

    H. Rider Haggard's story of jungle intrigue and treasure hunting is given the lavish Hollywood treatment in this colourful adaptation of the story. In this slightly different version, Stewart Granger ("Allan Quatermain") is hired by Deborah Kerr ("Elizabeth Curtis") to track down her brother lost whilst off in search of King Solomon's legendary treasure. Unlike the 1937 version; this becomes more of a romance - as you might expect given the leading performers; and as such it loses much of it's…

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Deborah Kerr
Elizabeth Curtis
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Stewart Granger
Allan Quartermain
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Richard Carlson
John Goode
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Hugo Haas
Van Brun
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Lowell Gilmore
Eric Masters
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Khiva (as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
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Umbopa (as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
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Chief Gagool (as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)

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