White Witch Doctor
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“The story of a woman who followed a dream to the end of the earth ... and found a love that will live to the end of time !”
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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Cast
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Susan Hayward
Ellen Burton
Known for
I Want to Live!
The Lusty Men
Robert Mitchum
John 'Lonni' Douglas
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Otto Lang
Ivan Goff
Henry Hathaway
Also in
The Storm Woman
Walter Slezak
Huysman
Known for
Lifeboat
Michael
Ben Roberts
Mashood Ajala
Jacques
No other roles listed
Louise A Stinetorf
Joseph C. Narcisse
Utembo
Also in
Duffy of San Quentin
Elzie Emanuel
Kapuka
Known for
Intruder in the Dust
The Sun Shines Bright
Timothy Carey
Jarrett
Known for
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Paths of Glory
Henry Hathaway Director · Ivan Goff Screenplay Ben Roberts Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $2M · United States release July 1, 1953
Box office
Budget
$2,020,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1953
Theatrical
Australia
October 9, 1953
Austria
March 1, 1954
Denmark
December 29, 1954
Finland
January 8, 1954
France
March 26, 1954
Germany
December 25, 1953 · Theatrical
Japan
November 13, 1953
Portugal
November 4, 1954
Spain
June 1, 1954 · Barcelona
Sweden
October 19, 1953
Türkiye
March 1, 1955
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