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On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
Samburu
- Themselves
- (as Samburu tribe of Kenya Colony)
Wagenia
- Themselves
- (as Wagenia tribe of Belgian Congo)
Bahaya
- Themselves
- (as Bahaya tribe of Tanganyika)
M'Beti
- Themselves
- (as M'Beti tribe of French Equatorial Africa)
Asa Etula
- Young Native Girl
- (uncredited)
Bruce Seton
- Wilson
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaClark Gable did not get along with director John Ford during filming, and at one point walked off the set in protest at Ford's treatment of Ava Gardner. Ford also made several remarks about Gable's age and weathered appearance.
- GoofsWhen Honey Bear is awaiting the boat to take away (first time round), she is seen sitting on her suitcases and trunks. Then she walks down the slope with just her umbrella in her hand, bids Marswell good bye and hops in the boat. The captain lifts the gangway and off they sail away, forgetting her bags on the shore.
- Quotes
[Vic hoists a young rhinoceros out of a trap]
Eloise Kelly: Hey! A kangaroo.
- Crazy creditsOpening Title Card reads: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is grateful beyond measure to the government officials of Kenya Colony, Tanganyika, the Uganda Protectorate and the Republic of French Equatorial Africa, whose limitless co-operation made this motion picture possible.
- ConnectionsEdited into Trader Horn (1973)
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Ava goes from uneducated vapid floozy to Rhodes Scholar
What a conundrum regarding John Ford and the writers' portrayal of Ava Gardner's "Kelly." Initially, she naively approaches the leopard and lion's cages with her face and hands planted inches away from them as if the cages were occupied by newborn kittens (before being roared away by their responses) and then does the same to the chimpanzee cage and attempts to give it a piece of gum before being stopped and reprimanded by Gable.
In addition to that idiotic scene, in later conversations she is stumped for pronunciations and meanings of the words "anthropologist" and "marsupial" and mistakes a baby rhinoceros for a baby kangaroo. Considering that she is 30+ years old, has obviously been around the block a few times and has been hanging out with the Maharajah of Bunganor, you would assume she was a little more "educated" than that, if nothing but by her association with royalty!
However, Ford inexplicably switches gears and Kelly is later throwing out references to Vassar, Dr. Livingston (I presume!) and Louisa May Alcott! Not to mention, she uses words such as monastic retreat and palpitating!
On another note, Clark Gable has two particularly cringeworthy so-called "romantic" scenes. The first is when he and Kelly are gazing at the moonlight on their hut's balcony. Kelly is standing in front of him with her back to Gable's Marswell and with all the subtlety and finesse of Harvey Weinstein, leers at her then forcefully grabs her, whirls her around, and plants a big obnoxious, nicotine-laced kiss.
The second romantically intended yet uncomfortable scene has him doing virtually the same move to Grace Kelly's character as they overlook the waterfalls. All I want to say is ooh how disgusting. I also found Grace Kelly's performance (and voice!) particularly annoying and grating!
My recommendation, bypass this and watch Gable, Harlow and Mary Astor in "Red Dust" - its much more worthy and highly rated predecessor.
In addition to that idiotic scene, in later conversations she is stumped for pronunciations and meanings of the words "anthropologist" and "marsupial" and mistakes a baby rhinoceros for a baby kangaroo. Considering that she is 30+ years old, has obviously been around the block a few times and has been hanging out with the Maharajah of Bunganor, you would assume she was a little more "educated" than that, if nothing but by her association with royalty!
However, Ford inexplicably switches gears and Kelly is later throwing out references to Vassar, Dr. Livingston (I presume!) and Louisa May Alcott! Not to mention, she uses words such as monastic retreat and palpitating!
On another note, Clark Gable has two particularly cringeworthy so-called "romantic" scenes. The first is when he and Kelly are gazing at the moonlight on their hut's balcony. Kelly is standing in front of him with her back to Gable's Marswell and with all the subtlety and finesse of Harvey Weinstein, leers at her then forcefully grabs her, whirls her around, and plants a big obnoxious, nicotine-laced kiss.
The second romantically intended yet uncomfortable scene has him doing virtually the same move to Grace Kelly's character as they overlook the waterfalls. All I want to say is ooh how disgusting. I also found Grace Kelly's performance (and voice!) particularly annoying and grating!
My recommendation, bypass this and watch Gable, Harlow and Mary Astor in "Red Dust" - its much more worthy and highly rated predecessor.
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- Somesweetkid
- Jul 16, 2023
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- $3,103,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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