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Trader Horn (1973 film)

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'Trader Horn' is a 1973 Metrocolor film directed by Reza Badiyi and starring Rod Taylor as the African adventurer Trader Horn. It is a remake of the 1931 film, also released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot



During World War I, Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn leads an expedition in search of a platinum mine in an unexplored region of Africa. The trio encounter warring natives, rhinos and lions. They travel through jungle, swamps, and desert. They are pursued by German soldiers wanting the platinum for the war effort and by a British officer hunting Horn as a traitor.

Cast



* Rod Taylor as Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn

* Anne Heywood as Nicole Mercer

* Jean Sorel as Emil DuMond

* Don Knight as Colonel Sinclair

* Ed Bernard as Apague

* Stack Pierce as Malugi

* Erik Holland as Lt. Medford

* Robert Miller Driscoll as Alfredo

* Solomon Karriem as Red Sun

* Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Orange Stripe

* Willie Harris as Blue Star

* Caro Kenyatta as Umbopa

* Oliver Givens as Dancer

* Curt Lowens as Schmidt

* John Siegfried as German Officer

Production



The film was primarily shot on the backlot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, California. The script, set during the First World War ignores the plot of the 1931 film about the discovery of a white jungle queen. The new story is written to use colourised footage from the MGM films 'King Solomon's Mines' (1950), and 'Mogambo' (1953).Stephen Vagg, 'Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood', Bear Manor Media 2010 p 177.

Rod Taylor felt, with the end of the Vietnam War, the time was right for old-fashioned hero movies to make a comeback.[http://rodtaylorsite.com/traderhorn.shtml Trader Horn] at [http://www.rodtalorsite.com Rod Taylor Site.com]

Rod Taylor performed his own stunt riding on a zebra in the picture, actually taming the animal in the process.

See also



* List of American films of 1973

References




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