Drums of Africa
1963 film by James B. Clark
- May 15, 1963 (1963-05-15)
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Drums of Africa is a 1963 American adventure film set in Africa, directed by James B. Clark.[1]
It used footage from the 1950 film King Solomon's Mines.[2]
Plot
Three adventurers fight slave traders in the Congo.
Cast
- Frankie Avalon as Brian Ferrers
- Mariette Hartley as Ruth Knight
- Lloyd Bochner as David Moore
- Torin Thatcher as Jack Cuortemayn
- Hari Rhodes as Kasongo
- George Sawaya as Arab
- Michael Pate as Viledo
- Ronald Whelan as Ship captain
- Peter Mamakos as Chavera
Production
The film was shot on the MGM backlot using footage from King Solomon's Mines (1950).[3]
The film was originally known as African Adventure.[4] Mariette Hartley was under contract to MGM after Ride the High Country.
References
- ^ "Rex 'arrison to play 'enry 'iggins in film". Los Angeles Times. Nov 16, 1962. ProQuest 168250814.
- ^ "DRUMS OF AFRICA". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30. 1963. p. 116 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Richard Harland Smith, 'Drums of Africa', Turner Classic Movies, accessed 27 Sept 2012
- ^ Hopper, H. (Aug 24, 1962). "Dotty malone to work in 'the soul merchants'". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 182953740.
External links
- Drums of Africa at IMDb
- Drums of Africa at the TCM Movie Database
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Films directed by James B. Clark
- Under Fire (1957)
- Sierra Baron (1958)
- Villa!! (1958)
- The Sad Horse (1959)
- A Dog of Flanders (1959)
- The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio (1960)
- One Foot in Hell (1960)
- Misty (1961)
- The Big Show (1961)
- Drums of Africa (1963)
- Flipper (1963)
- Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964)
- And Now Miguel (1966)
- Death of a Salesman (TV movie) (1966)
- My Side of the Mountain (1969)
- The Little Ark (1972)