Tolerable version of the H. Rider Haggard novel. Paul Robeson 's star presence and a witty script lift it above the ordinary. Anna Lee's ing nue is pretty dreadful but the rest of the cast acquit themselves well. Some of the backgrounds are unconvincing and it's clear that only the stand-ins got to film in Africa, but it mostly looks good. Highlights include Robeson's duetting on Climbing High with an echo of himself, the mad witch deciding who lives or dies, and of course the volcanic finale .
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A.R. Rawlinson, Charles Bennett, Ralph Spence. Ivor Novello's romantic musical is brought to the screen with ageing couple Anna Neagle and Errol Flynn in the leads. Script adapt . One of the only grown-up sex comedies of the fifties, this features G rard Philipe in his only English film, and Valerie Hobson in her last. Script adapt .