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White Witch Doctor

Henry Hathaway

1953 • 1h 36m

Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite ...

White Witch Doctor

Cast

Susan Hayward

Susan HaywardEllen Burton

Robert Mitchum

Robert MitchumJohn 'Lonni' Douglas

Walter Slezak

Walter SlezakHuysman

Mashood Ajala

Mashood AjalaJacques

Joseph C. Narcisse

Joseph C. NarcisseUtembo

Elzie Emanuel

Elzie EmanuelKapuka

Timothy Carey

Timothy CareyJarrett

Otis Greene

Otis GreeneBakuba boy

Everett Brown

Everett BrownBakuba King (uncredited)

Michael Ansara

Michael AnsaraDe Gama (uncredited)

Crew

Henry Hathaway

Henry HathawayDirector

Ivan Goff

Ivan GoffScreenplay

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer

Leon Shamroy

Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography

Dorothy Jeakins

Dorothy JeakinsCostume Design

Gerd Oswald

Gerd OswaldFirst Assistant Director

Richard Rosson

Richard RossonSecond Unit Director

Charles G. Clarke

Charles G. ClarkeSecond Unit Director of Photography

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