Duel in the Jungle
| Duel in the Jungle | |
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1954 US Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | David Farrar |
| Written by | Sam Marx |
| Starring |
Dana Andrews Jeanne Crain David Farrar |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 98 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £205,010 (UK)[1] |
Duel in the Jungle is a 1954 British Independent adventure film directed by George Marshall and starring Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain and David Farrar.[2]
Synopsis
Its plot involves an American insurance investigator who is sent to Southern Rhodesia to investigate the suspicious death of a major diamond dealer.[3]
Cast
- Dana Andrews - Scott Walters
- Jeanne Crain - Marian Taylor
- David Farrar - Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
- Patrick Barr - Superintendent Roberts
- George Coulouris - Captain Malburn
- Charles Goldner - Martell
- Wilfrid Hyde-White - Pitt
- Mary Merrall - Mrs Henderson
- Heather Thatcher ... Lady on the Niagara
- Michael Mataka ... Vincent
- Paul Carpenter ... Clerk
- Delphi Lawrence ... Pan American Girl
- Mary Mackenzie ... Junior Secretary
- Bee Duffell ... Irish Landlady
- Alec Finter ... Waiter
- Patrick Parnell ... Wireless Operator
- John Salew ... Clerk - Henderson's Office
- Walter Gotell ... Jim
- Bill Fraser ... Smith - Hotel Clerk
- Lionel Ngakane ... Servant (as Lionel MacKane)
- Robert Sansom ... Steward
Production notes
- Production Dates: 24 Aug-early Dec 1953
- Although the copyright states that the screenplay was based on an original story by S. K. Kennedy, a July 1953 Variety article reports that screenwriters Samuel Marx and Tommy Morrison used a German novel originally published in 1942 as its source.
- Portions of the film were shot in South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Bechuanaland, Victoria Falls and Johannesburg. An October 1953 Daily Variety news item stated that scenes were shot at Krueger National Park.
- During production, this was the last film for assistant director Anthony Kelly. He died when he was thrown from his overturned canoe into a whirlpool on the Zambesi River and then into the jaws of crocodiles (Not True. His body was never found and one of the theories is that he was eaten by crocodiles after he drowned whilst trying to save the camera equipment in the upturned boat.)
- The Hollywood Reporter review noted that after audiences at a 29 July 1954 Los Angeles preview jeered at the film's ending, Warner Bros. re-edited the final scenes. The Variety review lists the running time of the British release as 105 minutes; reviews of the American version list the running time as 98 min
References
- ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/31931
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73732/Duel-in-the-Jungle/
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