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1940 film

Zanzibar

Directed by	Harold Schuster
Written by	Maurice Tombragel Maurice Wright
Produced by	Warren Douglas Ben Pivar
Starring	James Craig Lola Lane Eduardo Ciannelli
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 8, 1940 (1940-03-08)
Running time	70 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Zanzibar is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold Schuster and starring James Craig, Lola Lane and Eduardo Ciannelli.

Plot

An expedition in Africa seeks a mysterious skull.

Cast

Lola Lane as Jan Browning
James Craig as Steve Marland
Eduardo Ciannelli as Koski
Tom Fadden as Rhad Ramsey
Robert C. Fischer as The Sultan
Henry Victor as Nate Simpson
Clarence Muse as Bino
Samuel S. Hinds as Dale
Oscar O'Shea as Captain Craig
Abner Biberman as Aba
Lionel Pape as Michael Drayton
Everett Brown as Umboga

Production

James Craig had just signed a contract with Universal. Lola Lane had leapt to fame in Four Daughters (1938). The film was originally known as River of Missing Men and started filming in December 1939.

References

"Zanzibar". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 7. 1940. p. 134. ProQuest 1305814078.
Schallert, E. (Dec 12, 1939). "DRAMA". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165069347.
DOUGLAS W CHURCHILL (Dec 12, 1939). "NEWS OF THE SCREEN". New York Times. ProQuest 102802680.

External links

v t e Films directed by Harold Schuster
Wings of the Morning (1937) Dinner at the Ritz (1937) Swing That Cheer (1938) Exposed (1938) Queer Cargo (1938) One Hour to Live (1939) Framed (1940) Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) Diamond Frontier (1940) Zanzibar (1940) South to Karanga (1940) A Very Young Lady (1941) Small Town Deb (1941) The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) On the Sunny Side (1942) Girl Trouble (1942) Bomber's Moon (1943) My Friend Flicka (1943) Marine Raiders (1944) The Tender Years (1948) So Dear to My Heart (1949) Kid Monk Baroni (1952) Loophole (1954) Security Risk (1954) Port of Hell (1954) Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) The Return of Jack Slade (1955) Finger Man (1955) Down Liberty Road (1956) Portland Exposé (1957) Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

Films directed by Harold Schuster

Wings of the Morning (1937)
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
Swing That Cheer (1938)
Exposed (1938)
Queer Cargo (1938)
One Hour to Live (1939)
Framed (1940)
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940)
Diamond Frontier (1940)
Zanzibar (1940)
South to Karanga (1940)
A Very Young Lady (1941)
Small Town Deb (1941)
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
On the Sunny Side (1942)
Girl Trouble (1942)
Bomber's Moon (1943)
My Friend Flicka (1943)
Marine Raiders (1944)
The Tender Years (1948)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
Loophole (1954)
Security Risk (1954)
Port of Hell (1954)
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
The Return of Jack Slade (1955)
Finger Man (1955)
Down Liberty Road (1956)
Portland Exposé (1957)
Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)
The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

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