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Drums of Africa is a 1963 American adventure film set in Africa, directed by James B. Clark.[1]

Drums of Africa
Original film poster
Directed by	James B. Clark
Written by	Robin Estridge
Based on	story by Arthur Hoerl
Produced by	Philip N. Krasne Al Zimbalist
Starring	Frankie Avalon
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	Johnny Mandel
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 15, 1963
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It used footage from the 1950 film of King Solomon's Mines.[2]

Plot

Three adventurers fight slave traders in the Congo.

Cast

• Frankie Avalon as Brian Ferrers
• Mariette Hartley as Ruth Knight
• Lloyd Bochner as David Moore
• Torin Thatcher as Jack Cuortemayn
• Hari Rhodes as Kasongo
• George Sawaya as Arab
• Michael Pate as Viledo
• Ron Whelan as Ship captain
• Peter Mamakos as Chavera

Production

The film was shot on the MGM backlot using footage from King Solomon's Mines (1950).[3]

The film was originally known as African Adventure.[4] Mariette Hartley was under contract to MGM after Ride the High Country.

References

External links

• Drums of Africa at IMDb
• Drums of Africa at the TCM Movie Database

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