{"id":46310,"date":"2019-12-29T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T07:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46310"},"modified":"2021-01-18T19:21:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T02:21:23","slug":"king-solomons-mines-1937","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46310","title":{"rendered":"King Solomon&#8217;s Mines (1937)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t approve of anyone who tears up the face of the country for greed.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster-711x1024.png 711w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster-768x1107.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Poster.png 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn late 19th century South Africa, a diamond-seeking Irish lass (Anna Lee) and her father (Arthur Sinclair) convince a legendary hunter (Cedric Hardwicke) to allow them to travel with him to the coast. Along the way, they meet up with an African (Paul Robeson) and two of Hardwicke&#8217;s new clients (Roland Young and John Loder), all eventually heading off in search of King Solomon&#8217;s fabled mines.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n<li>Anna Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Explorers<\/li>\n<li>Hidden Treasure<\/li>\n<li>Paul Robeson Films<\/li>\n<li>Roland Young Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis first adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King_Solomon's_Mines\">H. Rider Haggard&#8217;s 1885 novel<\/a> &#8212; generally considered the most faithful to its source material &#8212; features a refreshingly gutsy female protagonist (Lee is notably plucky) and a respectful role for Robeson at a time when such opportunities for black actors were severely limited. The tale is pure colonialist drama, with the mostly-white protagonists hoping to take advantage of the resources safeguarded by &#8220;primitive&#8221; African natives &#8212; but it&#8217;s all told in an engaging fashion, with plenty of narrative tension, excellent on-location footage, and exciting sequences. It&#8217;s not must-see viewing, but it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Lee as Kathy O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Lee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Lee.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Lee-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Lee-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Robeson as Umbopa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Robeson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Robeson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Robeson.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Robeson-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Robeson-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography1-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nice use of on-location shooting in Africa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/King-Solomons-Mines-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but I do think it&#8217;s worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0029081\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticmoviemusings.com\/2016\/08\/20\/king-solomons-mines-1937\/\">Fantastic Movie Musings Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/80378\/king-solomons-mines\/#articles-reviews?articleId=24069\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t approve of anyone who tears up the face of the country for greed.&#8221; Synopsis: In late 19th century South Africa, a diamond-seeking Irish lass (Anna Lee) and her father (Arthur Sinclair) convince a legendary hunter (Cedric Hardwicke) to allow them to travel with him to the coast. Along the way, they meet up with an African (Paul Robeson) and two of Hardwicke&#8217;s new clients (Roland Young and John Loder), all eventually heading off in search of King Solomon&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46310\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46310"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64310,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46310\/revisions\/64310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}