New York socialite Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharaja acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm.[2] While waiting for the next river boat out, she spars with hardworking big game hunter and wild animal catcher Victor Marswell from the United States, who initially views her as disreputable. Marswell's business partner is plucky Englishman and big game hunter John Brown-Pryce, known as "Brownie." "Brownie" is sympathetic to Kelly, and believes that her "scars aren't visible, but they're there." Marswell also has a semi-hostile relationship with his employee, the gruff Russian Leon Boltchak. Kelly and Marswell later develop a mutual attraction and make love. Then the river boat brings London couple Donald Nordley and his wife Linda. Honey Bear takes the steamer out with the British skipper at Marswell's urging, although she would prefer to stay with Marswell and he expresses some regret at their parting. The Nordleys wish to go on safari to record the cries of gorillas. Marswell declines to guide them there due to the difficulties involved and insists that they be guided on the agreed route by his assistant, despite the Nordleys' protests. Honey Bear rejoins the group after the steamer suffers engine failure and subsequently runs aground.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
Country: | United Kingdom, United States |
Produced By: | Sam Zimbalist |
Directed By: | John Ford |
Written By: | John Lee Mahin, Wilson Collison |
Cast: | Bruce Seton, Laurence Naismith, Wagenia, Denis O'Dea, Philip Stainton, Eric Pohlmann, Clark Gable, Donald Sinden, M'Beti, Bahaya, Ava Gardner, Samburu, Asa Etula, Grace Kelly |
In Theaters: | Oct 09, 1953 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Production: | Loew's |
Budget: | $3,103,000 |
Available On: | Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |