The African Queen (1952)

[Tiki Bot]

Title: The African Queen (1952)

Tagline: The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!

Genre: Adventure, Romance

Director: John Huston

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell, Peter Swanwick, Richard Marner

Release: 1952-01-07

Runtime: 105

Plot: At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

 

[Kevin]

OK, not exactly Polynesian but definitely in the DNA of 'tiki pop' as the inspiration for Disney's Jungle Cruise.

I watched the restored version of this on Amazon Prime. If you're a Prime member, watch out as there are multiple versions listed including a free-to-watch version and a pay-to-watch version. They seem to be the same movie but I think just different releases.

Here's the link to the version that was free-to-watch with Prime.

Watch The African Queen | Prime Video

In Africa during WW1, a gin-swilling riverboat owner/captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.

www.amazon.com

 

[Shrunken Head 805]

Just purchased on DVD a few weeks ago.