Father and daughter Arthur Sinclair (Pat) and Anna Lee (Kathy) have horrid Irish accents. Lee's attempt at the accent is terrible. Anyway, they are typical Irish chancers and are in South Africa searching for diamonds. They come across renowned hunter Cedric Hardwicke (Quartermain) who is on route to meet up and go on a hunt with wealthy associates Roland Young and John Loder (Sir Henry). On their travels they find a wagon that has returned from the desert in the search for King Solomon's mines which houses a fortune in diamonds. That's where everyone's attention is turned.
There are a few annoying characters in this film. The Irish couple - especially at the beginning of the film. It is during this part that Hardwicke delivers the classic line "yes, I've met the Irish before" in response to Lee's confession "I've lied." Ha ha. Roland Young is put in the film for comedy but he is not needed and seems out of place making smartass comments whilst Loder gives a dull portrayal as the young romantic hero-type. Paul Robeson (Umbopa) is also in the film as someone who holds a secret and whilst he does well in his role, they make him sing 4 times and the songs are rubbish. So, the overall result isn't as good as it could have been.
There are good scenes - Robert Adams (Twala) is good as the bad tribal chief and the old hag Sydney Fairbrother (Gagool) is centre stage for a disturbing ceremony that takes place - it's a good sequence. It ends with that old chestnut, which I actually predicted and first read about in the Tintin book "Prisoners of the Sun" - an eclipse of the sun.
I definitely would have grabbed a handful of diamonds on my way out. Whilst I work for a Jewellers and benefit from a generous discount option, you can't beat a freebie.
There are a few annoying characters in this film. The Irish couple - especially at the beginning of the film. It is during this part that Hardwicke delivers the classic line "yes, I've met the Irish before" in response to Lee's confession "I've lied." Ha ha. Roland Young is put in the film for comedy but he is not needed and seems out of place making smartass comments whilst Loder gives a dull portrayal as the young romantic hero-type. Paul Robeson (Umbopa) is also in the film as someone who holds a secret and whilst he does well in his role, they make him sing 4 times and the songs are rubbish. So, the overall result isn't as good as it could have been.
There are good scenes - Robert Adams (Twala) is good as the bad tribal chief and the old hag Sydney Fairbrother (Gagool) is centre stage for a disturbing ceremony that takes place - it's a good sequence. It ends with that old chestnut, which I actually predicted and first read about in the Tintin book "Prisoners of the Sun" - an eclipse of the sun.
I definitely would have grabbed a handful of diamonds on my way out. Whilst I work for a Jewellers and benefit from a generous discount option, you can't beat a freebie.