Quartermain Collection

Deborah Kerr

Stewart Granger

Richard Carlson

Hugo Haas

Lowell Gilmore

Kimursi

Siriaque

Sekaryongo

Baziga

Munto Anampio

John Banner

Benempinga

Gutare

Ivargwema

Henry Rowland

F. Keogh Gleason

H. Rider Haggard

Helen Deutsch

Compton Bennett

Andrew Marton

Mischa Spoliansky

Robert Surtees

Conrad A. Nervig

Edwin B. Willis

Sam Zimbalist

Cedric Gibbons

Walter Plunkett

Ralph E. Winters

Paul Groesse

Douglas Shearer

Adventure

Action

Romance

King Solomon's Mines

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United States of America

CinemaSerf

H. Rider Haggard's story of jungle intrigue and treasure hunting is given the lavish Hollywood treatment in this colourful adaptation of the story. In this slightly different version, Stewart Granger ("Allan Quatermain") is hired by Deborah Kerr ("Elizabeth Curtis") to track down her brother lost whilst off in search of King Solomon's legendary treasure. Unlike the 1937 version; this becomes more of a romance - as you might expect given the leading performers; and as such it loses much of it's grittiness and the tension is much more tied to their relationship than to their exploits in hostile territory. The film looks great (Oscar for cinematography) but some stories are best left in their original B&W iteration.

English

King Solomon's Mines (1950) Official Trailer - Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger Adventure Movie HD

John Landis on KING SOLOMON'S MINES