South of Suez

Overview

Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.

Directed by Lewis Seiler

Top cast

George Brent

John Gamble

Brenda Marshall

Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

George Tobias

Eli Snedeker

James Stephenson

Inspector Thornton

Lee Patrick

Delia Snedeker

Eric Blore

Harold 'Limey' Wemsley

Miles Mander

Roger Smythe

Cecil Kellaway

Henry Putnam

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Putnam

Gilbert Emery

Manders

Stanley Logan

Prosecutor

Frederick Worlock

Defense Counsel

Edward Fielding

Judge

Leonard Mudie

Registrar

Crauford Kent

Sedley

Holmes Herbert

Simpson

P

Prince Modupe

Lano

Ernie Stanton

Private Detective (uncredited)

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