Directed by:
Henry HathawayCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak, Timothy Carey, Michael Ansara, Everett Brown, Michael GrangerPlots(1)
Filmed on location, White Witch Doctor is set in the Belgian Congo, circa 1907. Professional hunter Lonni Douglas (Robert Mitchum) is hired by nurse Ellen Burton (Susan Hayward) to escort her into the African interior, in hopes of finding her former mentor. Eventually they discover that the man Burton seeks has died, but Burton decides to stay around for awhile and tend to the wounds of the local witch doctor's injured son -- and, incidentally, to convince the tribesmen that "white man's medicine" is a good thing. Unfortunately, Douglas' avaricious partner Huysman (Walter Slezak) endangers the lives of himself, Douglas and Burton by going on a forbidden hunt for gold. Based on a novel by Louise A. Steindorf, White Witch Doctor is distinguished by Bernard Herrmann's evocative musical score, wherein genuine African musical instruments are utilized. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Susan Hayward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381945_0f6703.png)
Susan Hayward
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Rawhide (1951)
The Lusty Men (1952)
![Robert Mitchum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709963_988ed4.jpg)
Robert Mitchum
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Dead Man (1995)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
![Walter Slezak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871885_581c5a.jpg)
Walter Slezak
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Michael (1924)
Deadlier Than the Male (1947)
Lifeboat (1944)
![Timothy Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871860_aad73d.jpg)
Timothy Carey
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
![Michael Ansara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634751_d7ccaa.jpg)
Michael Ansara
Syria
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Everett Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/586/161586339_7b8d62.jpg)
Everett Brown
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
King Kong (1933)
Michael Granger
USA
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1953)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Murder by Contract (1958)