Texas Star --- have the DVD of, "King Solomon's Mines" due in here via Amazon tomorrow
Which one? Cedric Hardwicke? Stewart Granger? Richard Chamberlain? Or Patrick Swayze?
I have the first three. Prefer Stewart Granger's version to the others.
Oh, the Granger version. Made in 1950.
BTW, he owned a .577 by, I believe, Westley Richards. He used it to kill several big animals and had gold heads of these species inlaid in the stock. Check W. Richards site. I think they may show it. And some other wonderful rifles.
Richard Chamberlain was a joke in the role. But he had Sharon Stone as a co-star. A guy I know had a white hunter in Rhodesia who had been with the film crew and had met Sharon. Said she was terrific.
This was before she made, Basic Instinct and became famous!
Have you read the book, by Sir Henry Rider Haggard? Published about 1883. He detailed the guns pretty well. Said the Colt SAA revolvers were chambered for the heavier pattern of cartridge. That means .45 Colt. I think .44-40 was the only option then.
Haggard fought in the Second Zulu War and based his Kukuana tribe on the Zulu. The 1950 movie used the Watusi tribe.
As for DVD's, I also ordered, Watusi, starring George Montgomery and Taina Elg. Montgomery played Harry Quartermain, Alan's son. But if you read the book, it said that Harry had died while a medical student in London. I guess the film makers figured that maybe 2% of the audience had read the book!
I had a teacher or two who reminded me of the witch-fiend Gagool. I'd like to add a modern political comment, but can't on this board. But there are still witches like Gagool who walk among us, I think.
Are you familiar with the missing treasure of the Matabele king, Lobengula? I may write to Wilbur Smith and request that he write a novel in which the hero finds that gold. I think he'd do a great job with that idea/theme. I want his autograph, anyway.
