White Witch Doctor

Name: White Witch Doctor
Director: Henry Hathaway
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Released: 1953-07-01
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak, Mashood Ajala, Joseph C. Narcisse

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1953 · 96 min · NR · Adventure · Horror · TMDB 6.5/10

Overview

Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite his misgivings about her suitability for Africa. They battle escaped gorillas, hostile natives, infected lion wounds, and hostile witch doctors to reach their destination and on the way, they fall in love. Will their contrasting interests doom their romance?

Directed by Henry Hathaway

Cast

Susan Hayward — Ellen Burton
Robert Mitchum — John 'Lonni' Douglas
Walter Slezak — Huysman
Mashood Ajala — Jacques
Joseph C. Narcisse — Utembo