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White Witch Doctor

1953
Directed byHenry Hathaway
1h 36m

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?

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Susan HaywardEllen BurtonRobert MitchumJohn 'Lonni' Douglas
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GENRES
AdventureHorror
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.3

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