Tanganyika (film)
| Tanganyika | |
|---|---|
 Film poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Andre deToth |
| Screenplay by | William Sackheim and Richard Alan Simmons |
| Based on | story by William R. Cox |
| Produced by | Albert J. Cohen |
| Starring | Van Heflin Ruth Roman Howard Duff |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman A. S. C. |
| Edited by | Al Clark, A. C. E. |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson (musical direction) |
Production company | Universal International |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tanganyika is a 1954 American Technicolor action adventure film directed by Andre deToth and starring Van Heflin, Ruth Roman and Howard Duff.[1][2]
Plot synopsis[]
"Territory of East Africa 1903". In the British colonial region adjoining German East Africa (a portion of which was referenced as Tanganyika), tough American colonist John Gale (Van Heflin) is leading a safari to bring in escaped murderer Abel McCracken (Jeff Morrow), who is stirring up the (fictional) Nukumbi tribe and endangering Gale's holdings.[3]
En route, he picks up four survivors of a Nukumbi raid: Dan Harder (Howard Duff), former teacher Peggy (Ruth Roman), and the two orphaned children of her brother who was killed in the raid. Harder is secretly McCracken's brother, while Gale’s motives however have nothing to do with justice or even the charms of Peggy; he hopes to stake a claim on a valuable piece of land. The Nukumbi are lying in wait and, eventually, Gale and McCracken meet in man-to-man combat.[4]
Cast[]
- Van Heflin — John Gale
- Ruth Roman — Peggy
- Howard Duff — Dan Harder (McCracken)
- with Jeff Morrow — Abel McCracken
- Joe Comadore — Andolo
- Noreen Corcoran — Sally
- Gregory Marshall — Andy
- Naaman Brown — Nukumbi Prisoner
- Edward C. Short — Head Porter
References[]
- ^ Posters, lobby cards and film stills associated with Tanganyika
- ^ Movieman. Tanganyika write-up and collection of lobby cards (Films of the Fifties, January 25, 2013)
- ^ Sculthorpe, Derek. Van Heflin: A Life in Film, pages 113–14. McFarland, 2016 ISBN 078649686X
- ^ Additional posters, lobby cards and film stills associated with Tanganyika
External links[]
- Tanganyika at IMDb
- Tanganyika at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Tanganyika at the TCM Movie Database
- Tanganyika at AllMovie
- Tanganyika at TV Guide (1987 write-up was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide)
- 1954 films
- English-language films
- Universal Pictures films
- 1950s action adventure films
- Films set in 1903
- Films set in Kenya
- Films directed by Andre DeToth
- American action adventure films
- 1950s historical adventure films
- American historical adventure films
- American films
- Action adventure film stubs