Richard Todd is Sanders, a British police officer in an African colony that will soon become independent. He greets Dr. Marianne Koch, who's going to work at Walter Rilla's clinic. Sparks fly during the trip up the broad river, but Todd is interested in finding a local lowlife. When they reach the village, there's a funeral for the man, but Todd insists on opening the coffin, which is filled with dirt.
It's based on the same Edgar Wallace story as 1935's SANDERS OF THE RIVER, but it's certainly aware that thirty years have passed. It's a nice little movie, shot on the Universal back lot, but with plenty of African footage interpolated into its length, and the mystery is decently handled.
The director, Lawrence Huntington, directed his first film in 1930s, but he had never gotten out of the British Bs. Starting in 1954, he was much more active directing television. He would direct one movie after this one and die in 1968, age 68.
It's based on the same Edgar Wallace story as 1935's SANDERS OF THE RIVER, but it's certainly aware that thirty years have passed. It's a nice little movie, shot on the Universal back lot, but with plenty of African footage interpolated into its length, and the mystery is decently handled.
The director, Lawrence Huntington, directed his first film in 1930s, but he had never gotten out of the British Bs. Starting in 1954, he was much more active directing television. He would direct one movie after this one and die in 1968, age 68.