Diamond Safari (1958)
A U.S. private eye falls for a smuggler and clears a native for murder in South Africa.
- Date of release
- 1958-02-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Gerald Mayer
Casting
- Kevin McCarthy — Harry Jordan
- Robert Bice — Reubens
- André Morell — Williamson
- Patrick Simpson — Carlton
- Michael McNeile — Phillips
- Betty McDowall — Louise Saunders
- John Clifford — Doc
- Tommy Buson — Medecine Man
- Frances Curry — Glass Blower's Wife
- Joanna Douglas — Petey
- Joel Herholdt — Sergeant van der Cliffe
- Hanna Landy — Wanda
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: South Africa
Diamond Safari is a 1958 American crime film directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Kevin McCarthy, Betty McDowall and André Morell.
Production
African Drumbeat is a TV series produced by Gerard Mayer for Edward Dukoff, personal manager of Danny Kaye. It was done in partnership with the Schlesinger Organization of South Africa and Great Britain.
Larry Marcus wrote three scripts for the series which focused on Harry Jordan, an American soldier of fortune in South Africa. Kevin McCarthy was cast in this role. Filming began in South Africa on 1 July 1955.
There was location filming in Krueger National Park. Filming was completed by October 1955.
No TV series resulted. The episodes were cut together and released as a feature film.
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