King Solomon's Mines (1950)
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- Passed
- 1h 43min
- Action, Adventure
- 24 Nov 1950 (USA)
- Movie
Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Deborah Kerr | ... |
Elizabeth Curtis
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Stewart Granger | ... |
Allan Quatermain
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Richard Carlson | ... |
John Goode
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Hugo Haas | ... |
Van Brun aka Smith
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Lowell Gilmore | ... |
Eric Masters
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Kimursi | ... |
Khiva
(as Kimursi of the Kipsigi Tribe)
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Siriaque | ... |
Umbopa
(as Siriaque of the Watussi Tribe)
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Sekaryongo | ... |
Chief Gagool
(as Sekaryongo of the Watussi Tribe)
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Baziga | ... |
King Twala
(as Baziga of the Watussi Tribe)
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Munto Anampio | ... |
Chief Bilu (uncredited)
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John Banner | ... |
Austin - Safari Client (uncredited)
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Benempinga | ... |
Black Circle (uncredited)
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Gutare | ... |
Kafa - Umbopa's Old Uncle (uncredited)
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Ivargwema | ... |
Blue Star (uncredited)
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Henry Rowland | ... |
Traum - Safari Client (uncredited)
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Directed by
Compton Bennett | ||
Andrew Marton |
Written by
Helen Deutsch | ... | (screenplay) |
H. Rider Haggard | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Sam Zimbalist | ... | producer |
Music by
Mischa Spoliansky | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Conrad A. Nervig | ||
Ralph E. Winters |
Editorial Department
Henri Jaffa | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Paul Groesse |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carl 'Major' Roup | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
F. Keogh Gleason | ... | associate set decorator (as Keogh Gleason) |
Donald P. Desmond | ... | set construction (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
Stunts
Michaela Denis | ... | stunt double: Deborah Kerr (uncredited) |
Shep Houghton | ... | stunt double: Richard Carlson (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank V. Phillips | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
John Schmitz | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Cliff Shirpser | ... | assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
James Gooch | ... | technicolor color consultant |
Bunny Allen | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Eva Monley | ... | script supervisor: Africa (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (France) (theatrical) (35 and 16 mm)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1966) (United States) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1979) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Archive Collection (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Government Officials of Belgian Congo (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is grateful beyond measure to, whose limitless cooperation made this motion picture possible)
- Government Officials of Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is grateful beyond measure to, whose limitless cooperation made this motion picture possible)
- Government Officials of Tanganyika (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is grateful beyond measure to, whose limitless cooperation made this motion picture possible)
- Government Officials of The Ugandan Protectorate (Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer is grateful beyond measure to, whose limitless cooperation made this motion picture possible)
- Turner Entertainment (vhs package design)
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Guide Allan Quatermain helps a young lady (Beth) find her lost husband somewhere in Africa. It's a spectacular adventure story with romance, because while they fight with wild animals and cannibals, they fall in love. Will they find the lost husband and finish the nice connection?
Written by Kornel Osvart |
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Taglines | Lovers trapped in animal stampede! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,258,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | While filming on location in Carlsbad National Park's New Cave, Deborah Kerr took her lipstick and wrote the initials "DK" on a cave formation near the Klansman formation that was used as a background. An electrician also took a burned out lamp and tossed it in a hole under that formation. Since the cave is still 'active', meaning the formations are still slowly being encased in more minerals, the initials and the lamp are now solidly encased in a layer limestone that is thin enough to see through but thick enough to prevent removal. The Carlsbad Park Rangers refer to the "DK" as the Deborah Kerr formation. Both are still visible to this day. See more » |
Goofs | Quartermain's pet monkey, Lulu, is a capuchin monkey. Capuchin monkeys are New World monkeys native to Central and South America and not found in Africa where the film is set. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Watusi (1959). See more » |
Quotes |
Allan Quatermain:
Mrs. Curtis, the average life of a man in my profession is approximately eight years. Now, I've been at it for fifteen, so you see, I've been living on borrowed time. My wife died here six years ago. Sooner or later, an animal, or an unfriendly native, or a tropical disease will get me. I have a son in England. There'll be very little money for him if anything should happen to me in the ORDINARY course of events, but the money you're offering would provide very nicely for the boy until he's old enough to take care of himself. See more » |