Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed & Christopher Lee in "Beyond Mombasa" (1956)
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Adventurer Matt Campbell (Cornel Wilde) arrives in Kenya to join his estranged brother George Campbell (Roy Purcell) in a business venture. Ralph Hoyt (Leo Genn), a missionary informs him that his brother was killed by a member of the "Leopard Men", a religious cult dedicated to the annihilation of the white man in Africa. Hoyt introduces Matt to his bookish anthropologist niece, Ann Wilson (Donna Reed).
At his hotel, Matt meets professional hunter Gil Rossi (Christopher Lee). After getting drunk at a bar, Matt is chased through an alley by two assailants and then breaks into Ann's house. Ann clobbers the inebriated Matt with a vase, and he awakens the next morning in her office, a chattering chimpanzee by his side.
Hoyt warns Matt that his brother's mine is worthless and advises him to abandon his search for it. Matt joins the funeral expedition to investigate his brother's death and the lost mine. Led by Gil, Matt, Ann and Ralph head for Mombasa, where George is to be buried. There they meet Elliott Hastings (Ron Randell), George's other business partner, who informs them that George's body has already been cremated. Gil accuses Hastings of cremating George's body to destroy evidence that might point to his killer.
Gil, Hastings and Matt decide to use Matt's makeshift map to locate the mine, and when Ralph asks to join them, Ann insists on going along. After everyone retires for the evening, Ketimi (Dan Jackson), one of the native porters, goes into Matt's room holding a glove impaled with claws. Matt asks Ketimi about the glove. Ketimi explains he chased George's killer on the night of the murder, and the man dropped the glove in haste.
At daylight, Gil leads the expedition to the bush in search of the mine. When they stop for the night, the camp seethes with distrust. While sleeping, Hastings is gored by two natives dressed as leopards, and chased off by Matt's gunfire.
They reach the first landmark pinpointed on the map, Ketimi goes to the river to fill his canteen and is killed by a poison dart fired by an assailant hiding in the bushes. The members of Ketimi's tribe consider his death to be an ill omen, and quickly depart, leaving only three porters.
Upon reaching the final landmark, the City of Ruins, the expedition splits up to look for the mine. After Gil locates the mouth of the mine, they all converge there, and Ann, Hastings and Matt descend into the shaft while Gil and Ralph keep watch above. The battery to the Geiger counter dies, Ann goes to get another one and finds Gil dead and her uncle holding a blow gun in his hand. Demented, Ralph then raves that he was forced to kill Ketimi and Gil to protect the land from plunder and exploitation, and that he resurrected the legend of the Leopard Men as an instrument of good. Alarmed, Ann runs back into the mine and declares that her uncle is insane.
Ralph has disabled their rifles, and instructs a band of angry natives to stone them to death. After slipping out a rear tunnel, Ann, Matt and Hastings run for the road but are trapped in the ruined city by Ralph's minions. Then Ketimi's tribe arrives, kills Ralph and disperses the assailants. Their Native Boss (Bartholomew Sketch), Ketimi's father, then assures Matt that his brother's death has been avenged and that the Leopard Men will be disbanded forever. Back in civilization, Matt finalizes his plans for developing the mine, and Ann hands him an application for a marriage license.
A 1956 British-American Technicolor adventure film directed by George Marshall, produced by Adrian D. Worker, written by Richard English and Gene Levitt, based on James Eastwood's unpublished novel "The Mark of the Leopard", cinematography by Freddie Young, starring Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Ron Randell, and Dan Jackson.
Sir Christopher Lee performed his final fall stunt, himself, and ripped his arm on an outcrop of quartz in the process.
Set in Kenya, shot on location in Mombasa and at the Elstree Studios near London. The film was produced by Hemisphere, an off shoot of Columbia under the supervision of Mike Frankovich which shot films outside the US. They co produced with Todon, the production company of agent-turned producer Tony Owens and his wife, actor Donna Reed. The film's sets were designed by the art director, Elliot Scott.
After the film was completed, Owen said all of his films "stink - but they made money." However he said this film "is the first one I've done that isn't lousy - and I'm worried."
Through the 1950s, it was common in American and British films to show colonialism in a positive light. Public opinion turned after many colonies became independent and others pushed for this, then such films became unfashionable.
A British-made African adventure, helmed by an American, featuring a stalwart cast, and the obligatory peril-fraught-trek-through-the-jungle, with palpable tension among the protagonists. The location shooting in Mombasa is this film's biggest asset.
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This film is, for its day, scandalously funny and totally worthwhile. Donna Reed always was the untouchable virgin princess.
@skyedog24
4 ай бұрын
Well said especially the part about Donna Reed
@GuitarUniverse2013
3 ай бұрын
donna Reed, in my mind at least, was the truly sexy, truly hip version of Doris Day...right?😀
@gordonmorris6359
3 ай бұрын
Not in From Here To Eternity! haha
@jessewolf7649
3 ай бұрын
@@gordonmorris6359your comment excepted, the lack of knowledge of film history on this feed is staggering
@gordonmorris6359
3 ай бұрын
@@jessewolf7649 I remember Donna Reed from her first role in Andy Hardy with Mickey Rooney!
I have lived and worked in eastern and southern Africa since 1989. The film is fascinating for the the cast (excellent), the landscapes (beautiful) and the African drum-beating and whistle-blowing rhythms. This also captures pre-independence Kenya. There's an interesting twist to close the film.
@Imtahotep
3 ай бұрын
Chicuque Inhambane. I know what you mean.
@jerryoshea3116
3 ай бұрын
Would u recommend Mombasa to a layman who has never travelled to the Continent?
@ronmcgill9366
2 ай бұрын
Certainly. I'll be there in a few weeks. @@jerryoshea3116
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. Welcome.
"Beyond Mombasa" (1956) delivers thrilling adventure in Africa with a talented cast. A classic film worth experiencing.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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I'm a fan of Christopher Lee ❤ Thanks for Sharing !
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
Welcome. I posted "The City of the Dead" (1960) here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qpeXuMWAec3dYso.html
Too bad there wasn't a sequel. This part fits Wilde like a glove.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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I admire these Egyptian films... they are always full of intrigues and twists & turns..... and the two cultures meet here ...Arabic & Western .
Cornel Wilde was a very good actor, all of his movies were well made.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
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Great old movie! The kind of ending that leaves you feeling so relieved! Enjoyed it a lot! Thanks for sharing this with us out here in south Alabama ☮️❤️
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Wonderful scenery and wildlife in East Africa. Thanks for sharing
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Thoroughly enjoyed the movie! Thank you
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Thank you.
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19 күн бұрын
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Wow... Christopher Lee was young... It's kinda hard to picture him as Dracula 😄😄 Excellent movie...Thanks for posting it 👍👍
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Great and enjoyable movie, but very sad in the bigger scheme of things😢
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
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nice enjoyed thnx
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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King Solomon’s mines meets Sanders of the River meets Tarzan meets Hatari. Good movie.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Marvelous. Donna Reed is not the seductress but a woman whose time to act is come. Perfect.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Very fine movie. Thanks for the upload. If you have "Duel in the Jungle" and/or "Tanganyika" in the same quality then please post them.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
I will try. But I already have the rest of this year's movies lined up, so it probably won't be this year.
A B movie with A list actors Wild and Reed. They needed the work I guess.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
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6:00 Love the hotel terrace band...straight out of Bollywood !!!!!!
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
Roger that.
Cornel is a pretty cool dude. Borchers flies again
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
Thanks!
Good misic
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Where is Donna getting all her wardrobe from?
@petejohnball1564
3 ай бұрын
Probably Ahmed Bros. Nairobi
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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The opening acene with the police boarding the boats...cops should all have to wear fezes. Standard issue worldwide. The more elaborate the better....they should hold international competitions for best designs.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
Ha! Thanks for watching.
At the end I said "ya, right. He could live without her" 😮😅
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Like a travelog of Kenya, this film has a lot of footage of the landscape, wildlife, large numbers of local extras, and even a tribal ceremony, however I can't recommend this film unless you turn the sound off and make up your own dialog.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
5 күн бұрын
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The background 'music' is terrible. I left at the 12:22 mark when that blaring trumpet started up.
@davedixon2068
3 ай бұрын
all those damned hipsters
@yvonnelessick9880
3 ай бұрын
Egyptian music. Suits the area
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Must be Hollywood in those days all dress up in a Jungle with a suit tie and dress?🤣🤣
@lsw1944
4 ай бұрын
A time when people actually had higher standards than they do today
@jeromewagschal9485
4 ай бұрын
You're so right...
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
Pretty much!
Very funny film very corny certainly not a Miss Marple mystery plot as the killer was obvious very early in the movie but still very enjoyable;worth a watch😂
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
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The teenage banter is just a little too"CORNEY"between him and Donna /Jane for my senses today . His best was "The Naked Prey"imho..
@DonaldPBorchersOG
2 күн бұрын
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Not sure if this is a comedy or thriller or murder mystery it can can not make up its mind. I do not think this movie was what the writer wanted it to be.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Check out the VW van in the parking lot.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
Fond memories.
7:55 this is my niece....the niece is Nice !
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
Ha!
besides christopher lee a delight for armchair travelling
@DonaldPBorchersOG
19 күн бұрын
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Trumpet annoying..and very un-Mombasa
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Are all fezes red or maroon?
@DonaldPBorchersOG
8 күн бұрын
"Initially, the fez was a brimless red, white, or black bonnet over which a turban was wrapped (similar to a wrapped keffiyeh). Later the turban was eliminated, the bonnet shortened, and the color fixed to red." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_(hat)#:~:text=Initially%2C%20the%20fez%20was%20a,the%20color%20fixed%20to%20red.
nice to see. The American marine there dancing in the night club. True to life. I am told
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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I wonder why three good actors involved themselves in such a cheap movie, maybe because some lack of pocket money !
@DonaldPBorchersOG
5 күн бұрын
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Colonialism has always been a nasty business. I really liked Wilde in the movie, “The Naked Prey.” That movie is a classic.
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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Pretty much a B movie, but there was a few good scene's , but mostly boring.
Beyond Mom - what ?!!
@DonaldPBorchersOG
18 күн бұрын
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犀牛🏠⛽🦏📞🦛都是近視眼病？
@DonaldPBorchersOG
5 күн бұрын
👍 The rhinoceros suffers from less-than-adequate eyesight, and generally survives by concentrating with its superior hearing and sense of smell. It can see better when focusing with one eye, particularly when walking, posturing, and combatting.