Stanley and Livingstone | |
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Directed by | Henry King Otto Brower (safari sequences) |
Written by | Philip Dunne Julien Josephson |
Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
Starring | Spencer Tracy Nancy Kelly Richard Greene |
Edited by | Barbara McLean |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,338,000[1] |
Stanley and Livingstone is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Henry King and Otto Brower. It is loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presumed lost in Africa, who he finally met on November 10, 1871. Spencer Tracy plays Stanley, while Cedric Hardwicke portrays Livingstone. Other cast members include Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn and Henry Hull.