Did anyone catch this movie on the Hallmark channel yesterday. I found it interesting for various resaons. The hero palyed by Patrick Swazey carried a tubler winchester looking like a 30-30 but carried a bandolier with what looked like 30-06 rounds. The treck was from Cape town up thru the Kalahari and what appeared in to the Drakensberg Mts. When captured by the natives they were dressed to look like Masia and carried the long spears. When they arrived in the village again all the men carried long spears, but the chief carried the short Zulu type spear which he later threw in an un Zulu like manner. It was still fun to watch.

Was it the one with Richard Chamberlain (instead of Patrick Swayze) and Sharon Stone from 1985? If so, I've seen it but I didn't think much of it. It was just too campy and corny.

I much prefer the release from 1950 starring Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr & Richard Carlson. http://www.thecityreview.com/kingsol.htm This version won Oscars for its cinematography by Robert Surtees and editing, and was nominated for best picture. If you haven't seen this version, it's worth watching.

-Bob F.

Ed,

He also carried shotgun ammo also on the bandolier...I compared it to the Stuart Granger movie...I enjoyedthe scenery....

Mike

Yea I noticed that also and did you catch the old guy with the double barrel shot gun holding 2 12 ga rounds in his mouth when he used the shot gun for quick reloading, damn these guys are great. I just wouldn't have the b*lls to try that, eh.

Guys,

In the original Stuart Granger movie, the elephant charge opening sequence is interesting in that if you watch you'll see puffs of dust coming off tembo's head. These are supposed to be from the gun of Stan Lawrence-Brown putting in the stoppers......inducing charges for the movies was commonplace in those days.

Joe

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John, thanks for posting the story.

Ovis:

You're right about charges that were filmed in Hollywood movies - but some of them were memorable. I remember the rhino charge in "The short and happy life of Francis Macomber". Anyone remember Clint Eastwood's great movie; " White hunter, black heart"? BTW, am I confused or did the tracker actually get killed in that scene with the elephant? I thought I read that he did.

I look at it this way if its a remake I just skip it for the Most part. The Mummy being the exception. Stewart Granger was one of my favorites. His Hay day was the 1950's made some really good movies. They made movies that had story lines, good acting, and good direction. But with out a Doubt My favorite of all favorite Stewart Granger Movie Is "Harry Black and Tiger" Its to bad that they Remade Around the World in 80 Days for 125 million dollars, when the could have made as much of not more just Restoring and Re-Releasing Mikes Todd's version from 1956. I don't know why it is in the Movie business, that a guy with a 100 million dollar flop history can get anything made and distrubited while a fellow who has never had a movie loose money, made a film master piece, for around 30 million could not get anywhere with the usual channels?

Yes, but actors were real people back then, they served their country and were part of America...

Today we have Michael Moore, and friends and they don't know what they represent, they are stupid people with a lot of money for the most part....I mean when Michael Douglas showed up in Ghosts in the Darkness, I damn near puked with his display of leading a herd of Masai warriors, come on get real, and when he referred to a hunting rifle as a weapon that ticked me off.....Jane Fonda is anti hunting but in secrecy she and Ted and friends shot elk on their ranch..they make money off hunting in Argintina. These people are totally discombuberated mentally....They even shoot handguns sideways, now who started that crap, ever tried that?