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  • Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
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    101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Approved
101 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Tasked by his editor, American reporter Henry M. Stanley travels to a dangerous and uncharted region of East Africa to find the missing Scottish pioneer missionary Dr. David Livingstone.
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Directors
Henry King | Otto Brower (safari episodes)
Writers
Philip Dunne (screen play) | Julien Josephson (screen play) | Hal Long (historical research and story outline) | Sam Hellman (historical research and story outline)
Producer
Cinematographers
George Barnes (photography) | Sidney Wagner (photographed by: safari episodes)
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Release date
Aug 18, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Spencer Tracy
Henry M. Stanley Henry M. Stanley   See fewer
Nancy Kelly
Eve Kingsley Eve Kingsley   See fewer
Richard Greene
Gareth Tyce Gareth Tyce   See fewer
Walter Brennan
Jeff Slocum Jeff Slocum   See fewer
Charles Coburn
Lord Tyce Lord Tyce   See fewer
Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. David Livingstone (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) Dr. David Livingstone (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)   See fewer
Henry Hull
James Gordon Bennett Jr. James Gordon Bennett Jr.   See fewer
Henry Travers
John Kingsley John Kingsley   See fewer
Miles Mander
Sir John Gresham Sir John Gresham   See fewer
David Torrence
Mr. Cranston Mr. Cranston   See fewer
Holmes Herbert
Frederick Holcomb Frederick Holcomb   See fewer
C. Montague Shaw
Sir Oliver French (as Montague Shaw) Sir Oliver French (as Montague Shaw)   See fewer
Brandon Hurst
Sir Henry Forrester Sir Henry Forrester   See fewer
Hassan Said
Hassan Hassan   See fewer
Paul Harvey
Colonel Grimes Colonel Grimes   See fewer
Russell Hicks
Commissioner Commissioner   See fewer
Frank Dae
Commissioner Commissioner   See fewer
Paul Stanton
David Webb (scenes deleted) David Webb (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Blue Washington
Mombay (scenes deleted) Mombay (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Ernest Baskett
Zucco (uncredited) Zucco (uncredited)   See fewer
William E. 'Red' Blair
Sergeant (uncredited) Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Everett Brown
Bongo (uncredited) Bongo (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Burns
Geographical Society Delegate (uncredited) Geographical Society Delegate (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Clisby
Mombay (uncredited) Mombay (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Coleman
Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Morehead (uncredited) Morehead (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Dent
Newspaperman in Office (uncredited) Newspaperman in Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Derwent
Sir Francis Vane (uncredited) Sir Francis Vane (uncredited)   See fewer
William R. Dunn
Chuma (uncredited) Chuma (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Newspaperman at Water Barrel (uncredited) Newspaperman at Water Barrel (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Jaquet
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Darby Jones
Chewing Native (uncredited) Chewing Native (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Lonsdale
Reporter at Dock (uncredited) Reporter at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Marsh
Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
James McNamara
Committeeman (uncredited) Committeeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Middlemass
Carmichael (uncredited) Carmichael (uncredited)   See fewer
Clive Morgan
Reporter at Dock (uncredited) Reporter at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Orth
Newspaperman with Pills (uncredited) Newspaperman with Pills (uncredited)   See fewer
Imboden Parrish
Reporter at Dock (uncredited) Reporter at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Speirs Ruskell
Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Smith
Susi (uncredited) Susi (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Stanley
Lieutenant (uncredited) Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
F. Philip Sylvestre
Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Albert (uncredited) Albert (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Watson
Billy (uncredited) Billy (uncredited)   See fewer
William B. Williams
Mace (uncredited) Mace (uncredited)   See fewer
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