King Solomon's Mines

Jul 26 1937 Not Rated 1h 17m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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

Plot

Fortune hunter Patrick O'Brien has left his daughter Kathy and guide Umbopa to trek across the desert in hopes of finding the fabled diamond mines of Solomon. Worried about her father, Kathy persuades hunter Allan Quartermain to lead a party to rescue him. After surviving the desert they are found by natives and brought to their chief, Twala. Umbopa reveals himself to be the true heir to the tribal throne, having been exiled years earlier by Twala and the tribal witch, Gagool. Quartermain's only hope to gain access to the mines and the possible rescue of O'Brien is to try to help Umbopa regain his rightful place as chief.

Written by

H. Rider Haggard, Michael Hogan, Roland Pertwee

Directed by

Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,600
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA