''Golden Ivory'' is a 1954 British

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shot in

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. It was directed by George P. Breakston and starred Robert Urquhart, John Bentley and Susan Stephen. The film was shot in

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with prints by

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. Released in colour in the United States as ''Outlaw Safari'', it was later released as ''White Huntress'' in black and white.

Background

The film is set in the 1890s and is centered on British pioneer settlers in

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. In 1957,

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specialists of

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acquired the rights as the studio's first foreign made feature film, retitled it ''White Huntress'' and released it in an edited black and white movie as a

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with a

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'' Naked Africa''.Gary A. Smith, ''American International Pictures: The Golden Years'', Bear Manor Media 2013 p 59 John Bentley later had the lead in the ''

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'' television series that was produced by

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and shot in Kenya.

Plot

Jim and Paul Dobson are a pair of brothers who are

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s in 1890

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. Paul seeks to make his fortune by finding the location of an

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a friend told him about before he died. The penniless pair decide to get near the location and get a wagon by hiring themselves out to protect and hunt game for a wagon train of settlers heading for Blood Mountain in the land of the Masai. Paul fools their party by taking them on a more dangerous route in order to locate the ivory of the graveyard. En route they pick up Mr Seth a prospector who is vague about the whereabouts of his fellow prospectors. The party faces danger from both the local fauna and natives.

Cast

References

External links

* {{George Breakston 1954 films 1954 crime films Films set in Kenya Films shot in Kenya American International Pictures films 1954 adventure films Films directed by George Breakston Films set in 1890 1950s English-language films British adventure films British crime films 1950s British films