King Slomon's Mine's

24 September 2011, 05:30

Nice Friday nite treat after a long week. Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr in King Solomon's Mine's. Shot on location in Africa. Scenery is great.

24 September 2011, 06:28

Charles_Helm

On TCM, watching it now.

24 September 2011, 06:34

56hawk

I finished reading the book about a week ago. It's got some pretty good firearms references in it.

24 September 2011, 19:21

HJ wild

quote:
Originally posted by Charles_Helm:
On TCM, watching it now.

Charles, your Elephant Story: superb writing,
very interesting! Thank you!
Cheers, Hans

24 September 2011, 22:52

Charles_Helm

quote:
Originally posted by HJ wild:

Charles, your Elephant Story: superb writing,
very interesting! Thank you!
Cheers, Hans

Thank you sir.

24 September 2011, 23:37

kingd

I agree, great story and great telling of it. Thanks.

25 September 2011, 11:47

Michael Robinson

Besides his mining expertise, King Solomon also gave excellent parenting advice.

26 September 2011, 02:57

Duckear

Netflixed that 6 months ago.

I was surprised how much my wife and daughters enjoyed it.

I knew my son would.

26 September 2011, 21:02

Rob H

Great movie. At least one of the cave scenes was shot in Carlsbad NM - at least that's what the guide said on the tour I took a long while back.

27 September 2011, 07:48

Naphtali

In the first few scenes, the elephant hunt, one of the Germans was using a bolt action rifle that appeared to have a tubular magazine under barrel. What is the rifle? And what might have been an acceptable elephant cartridge for it?

27 September 2011, 10:12

EDELWEISS

Dont stop there, if youre looking for a good read, Haggard's adventures are fantastic, as much so today as they were when they were first written.

If its the cinema you want, dont miss "The Last Safari". Its another Stewart Granger 'keeper'.

27 September 2011, 14:43

NitroX

I have several of HR Haggard's books on audio book. They make a very nice entertaining listen. Enjoy them with a nice cigar and a tumbler of brandy.

28 September 2011, 20:35

SteveGl

King Slomon's Yours's!? Wow!

(Sorry ... couldn't resist.)

10 February 2012, 01:38

Kathi

Feb. 16 on TCM

2 A.M. Mogambo
4 A.M. Trader Horn (I never saw this one from 1931, but the write ups are good)
6:15 A.M. King Solomon's Mines

(times are for Chicago)

Trader Horn is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The 1931 movie tells of the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn on safari in Africa. It featured many authentic shots of African wildlife and a great deal of inauthentic plot. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931. Edwina Booth, the female lead, contracted a career-ending illness while shooting, for which she sued producers MGM.

The film was written by Cyril Hume (dialogue), John Thomas Neville, Richard Schayer and Dale Van Every and Ethelreda Lewis, and directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It was based on a popular book of the time, Trader Horn, by Alfred Aloysius Horn.[1]

10 February 2012, 03:10

bwana cecil

kathi
You are just full of usefull information.
Thanks
Cecil

10 February 2012, 03:30

ledvm

Thanks Kathi!!!

Is Hatari ever gonna come back on?

10 February 2012, 03:44

Kathi

Nothing yet for Hatari.

10 February 2012, 08:00

Anjin

Re Trader Horn, one of my all-time favorites,few notice that the part of Peru, the rich young South American who got the girl, was played by Duncan Renaldo, later TV's Cisco Kid.

Ostensibly a true story of the life of Horn, the part about Peru and the white girl raised as a goddess in an African tribe is supposed to be true too. If it is, she went back to South America as his bride. Who knows.

The movie has absolutely great wildlife adventure footage -- including several dead animals. I believe that it is not available on DVD. Apparently Woody Van Dyke, the director, also did Tarzan the Ape Man, San Francisco (with Gable, Jeanette McDonald and Tracy) and the Thin Man films.

The book is good too, but I remember the narrative as a bit choppy.

quote:
Originally posted by Kathi:
Feb. 16 on TCM

2 A.M. Mogambo
4 A.M. Trader Horn (I never saw this one from 1931, but the write ups are good)
6:15 A.M. King Solomon's Mines

(times are for Chicago)

Trader Horn is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The 1931 movie tells of the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn on safari in Africa. It featured many authentic shots of African wildlife and a great deal of inauthentic plot. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931. Edwina Booth, the female lead, contracted a career-ending illness while shooting, for which she sued producers MGM.

The film was written by Cyril Hume (dialogue), John Thomas Neville, Richard Schayer and Dale Van Every and Ethelreda Lewis, and directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It was based on a popular book of the time, Trader Horn, by Alfred Aloysius Horn.[1]