Stanley and Livingstone (1939)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Henry King
Otto Brower

Writers:

Hal Long (historical research and story outline) and
Sam Hellman (historical research and story outline) ...

Release Date:

18 August 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History

Tagline:

IN ALL THE WORLD NO SHOW LIKE THIS! (original ad - all caps)

Plot:

When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars,...

Plot Keywords:

Missionary | Religion | Africa | New York City | Wyoming

Cast

Spencer Tracy	...	Henry M. Stanley
Nancy Kelly	...	Eve Kingsley
Richard Greene	...	Gareth Tyce
Walter Brennan	...	Jeff Slocum
Charles Coburn	...	Lord Tyce
Cedric Hardwicke	...	Dr. David Livingstone (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Henry Hull	...	James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
Henry Travers	...	John Kingsley
Miles Mander	...	Sir John Gresham
David Torrence	...	Mr. Cranston
Holmes Herbert	...	Sir Frederick Holcomb
C. Montague Shaw	...	Sir Oliver French (as Montague Shaw)
Brandon Hurst	...	Sir Henry Forrester
Hassan Said	...	Hassan
Paul Harvey	...	Col. Grimes

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #5040)

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The movie was dubbed into Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The first part, in Wyoming Territory during Indian wars, was filmed in Idaho, Sun Valley - not Wyoming. You can see the Ski Slope and Ski Runs for Sun Valley Resort in the background.

Quotes:

Henry M. Stanley: Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
Dr. David Livingstone: Yes!
Henry M. Stanley: Thank God, Doctor, I have been permitted to see you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Departure

Dr. Livingstone, i presume

A 1939 film that was directed by Henry King and stars Spencer Tracy, Walter Brennan and Cedric Hardwicke. Tracy stars as Stanley, a newspaper man who at first is seen talking to the chief of a bunch of hostile Indians and Walter Brennan is his guide. Tracy is then asked by his editor to go into Africa to find Livingstone, but they don't even know if he's alive. The next half hour is basically spent Tracy and Brennan spending over a year just trying to find Livingstone. When they finally do, they're surprised to see that Livingstone doesn't want to leave and Livingstone thought they were coming to help him. I love black and white movies but i thought that this movie would of been better if it had been done in color like Northwest Passage or Jesse James. Both Tracy and Brennan do a good job and Hardwicke also does a good job as Livingstone.