King Solomon's Mines (1937 film)

King Solomon's Mines
Film poster
Directed byRobert Stevenson (lead)
Geoffrey Barkas (African exteriors)
Screenplay byMichael Hogan
Roland Pertwee (dialogue)
Charles Bennett (uncredited)
A. R. Rawlinson (uncredited)
Ralph Spence (uncredited)
Based onKing Solomon's Mines
1885 novel
by H. Rider Haggard
StarringCedric Hardwicke
Anna Lee
Paul Robeson
Roland Young
CinematographyGlen MacWilliams
Edited byMichael Gordon
Music byMischa Spoliansky
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release dates
  • 17 June 1937 (1937-06-17) (UK)
  • 26 July 1937 (1937-07-26) (US)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

King Solomon's Mines is a 1937 British adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, John Loder and Roland Young. A film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard, the film was produced by the Gaumont British Picture Corporation at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Sets were designed by art director Alfred Junge. Of all the novel's adaptations, this film is considered to be the most faithful to the book.[1]

  1. ^ "Articles". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 March 2024.