Description
Original 1954 US 1 sheet, used, folded (69 x 104 cm)
Tanganyika is a 1954 American Technicolor action adventure film directed by Andre deToth and starring Van Heflin, Ruth Roman and Howard Duff.
Plot synopsis
“Territory of East Africa 1903”. In the British colonial region adjoining German East Africa (a portion of which was referenced as Tanganyika), tough American colonist John Gale (Van Heflin) is leading a safari to bring in escaped murderer Abel McCracken (Jeff Morrow), who is stirring up the (fictional) Nukumbi tribe and endangering Gale’s holdings.
En route, he picks up four survivors of a Nukumbi raid: Dan Harder (Howard Duff), former teacher Peggy (Ruth Roman), and the two orphaned children of her brother who was killed in the raid. Harder is secretly McCracken’s brother, while Gale’s motives however have nothing to do with justice or even the charms of Peggy; he hopes to stake a claim on a valuable piece of land. The Nukumbi are lying in wait and, eventually, Gale and McCracken meet in man-to-man combat.
Cast
Van Heflin — John Gale
Ruth Roman — Peggy
Howard Duff — Dan Harder (McCracken)
with Jeff Morrow — Abel McCracken
Joe Comadore — Andolo
Noreen Corcoran — Sally
Gregory Marshall — Andy
Naaman Brown — Nukumbi Prisoner
Edward C. Short — Head Porter
Directed by Andre deToth
Produced by Albert J. Cohen
Screenplay by William Sackheim
and Richard Alan Simmons
Based on story by William R. Cox
Starring Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff
Music by Joseph Gershenson (musical direction)
Production company: Universal International
Distributed by Universal International
Release date: July 3, 1954
Running time: 81 minutes
Country: United States
