• 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 26m
South of Suez

Summary Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katharine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father. View more details

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 26m

South of Suez

Directed : Lewis Seiler

Written : Barry Trivers Michael Hogan Sheridan Gibney

Stars : Brenda Marshall George Tobias George Brent James Stephenson

All cast & crew

6.3

Details

Genres : Mystery Drama

Release date : Nov 15, 1940

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Randsburg, California, USA

Production companies : Warner Bros.

Summary Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katharine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father. View more details

Details

Genres : Mystery Drama

Release date : Nov 15, 1940

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Randsburg, California, USA

Production companies : Warner Bros.

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