The Royal African Rifles

"Soldier of fortune and woman of mystery... trapped in Africa's raging tide of barbarism!"

1953 1h 15m EN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Adventure

Synopsis

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A shipment of Vickers machine guns is stolen from a British warship in Bombasa Harbor, Africa, in 1914, and Denham is assigned to track them down. He poses as a hunter and follows a trail that leads him to Cunningham, a trader, who intends to sell the rifles to the Germans, and whose daughter, Jennifer, Denham loves.

“Soldier of fortune and woman of mystery... trapped in Africa's raging tide of barbarism!”

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Cast

Louis Hayward
Denham
Veronica Hurst
Jennifer
Michael Pate
Cunningham
Angela Greene
Karen Van Stede
Steven Geray
Van Stede
Woody Strode
Soldier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Louis Hayward and Veronica Hurst and Michael Pate carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Soldier of fortune and woman of mystery... trapped in Africa's raging tide of barbarism!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lesley Selander directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Louis Hayward and Veronica Hurst and Michael Pate carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Soldier of fortune and woman of mystery... trapped in Africa's raging tide of barbarism!".
6IMDB entry: tt0046254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.