Tanganyika (1954)
A landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an escaped criminal.
Top billed cast
Van HeflinJohn Gale
Ruth RomanPeggy Marion
Howard DuffDan Harder
Jeff MorrowAbel McCracken
Noreen CorcoranSally Marion
Gregory MarshallAndy Marion
Murray AlperPaul Duffy- Joe Comadore
- Naaman Brown
- Edward C. Short
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