
“She was too dangerous to love!”
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.
Release Date: 10/31/1941
Runtime: 90 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Henry Hathaway
00Companies: Walter Wanger Productions, United Artists
Countries: United States of America
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This is quite a decent little jungle-warfare caper set in British East Africa. George Sanders "(Maj. Coombes") arrives at a remote outpost that is more guided that run by Bruce Cabot ("Capt. Crawford") and Reginald Gardiner ("Lt. Turner"). He appears to be a bit of a stickler for the rules, especially when he discovers that their lone POW (an Italian from nearby Abyssinia) spends most of time making them decent food. Enter the gorgeous Gene Tierney, an enigmatic lady who controls a vast trading caravan network and things soon start to hot up. Someone is arming the locals - and with WWII looming, they must find out whom and put a stop to it before this vital link in colonial communication and transportation is lost to the Nazis. The pace is good, a wee bit "tally-ho" at times, but Cabot and Sanders work well together, and though hardly challenged, Tierney positively shines. New Mexico had to stand in for Kenya, but Henry Hathaway and Charles Lang manage to present us with a good looking series of scenarios and set-piece action adventures that keep the whole thing rollicking along well for 90 minutes.

Bruce Cabot
William Crawford

George Sanders
Major A.L. Coombes

Gene Tierney
Graham 'Zia' Fletcher

Reginald Gardiner
Lieutenant Roddy Turner

Joseph Calleia
Pallini

Carl Esmond
Jan Kuypens

Harry Carey
Dewey

Marc Lawrence
Abdi Hammud

Cedric Hardwicke
l'évêque Coombes

Gilbert Emery
Ashburton

Dorothy Dandridge
Kipsang's Wife

Gibson Gowland
Churchgoer in Wheelchair (uncredited)

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