Zanzibar (film) explained

Zanzibar
Producer:	Warren Douglas Ben Pivar
Director:	Harold Schuster
Starring:	James Craig Lola Lane Eduardo Ciannelli
Music:	Hans J. Salter
Cinematography:	Milton R. Krasner
Editing:	Milton Carruth
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	70 mins
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Zanzibar is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold Schuster and starring James Craig, Lola Lane and Eduardo Ciannelli.^[1]

Plot

An expedition in Africa seeks a mysterious skull.

Cast

Lola Lane as Jan Browning
James Craig as Steve Marland
Eduardo Ciannelli as Koski
Tom Fadden as Rhad Ramsey
Robert C. Fischer as The Sultan
Henry Victor as Nate Simpson
Clarence Muse as Bino
Samuel S. Hinds as Dale
Oscar O'Shea as Captain Craig
Abner Biberman as Aba
Lionel Pape as Michael Drayton
Everett Brown as Umboga

Production

James Craig had just signed a contract with Universal. Lola Lane had leapt to fame in Four Daughters (1938). The film was originally known as River of Missing Men and started filming in December 1939.^[2] ^[3]

External links

- Zanzibar at TCMDB
Zanzibar at BFI
Review of film at New York Times

Notes and References

News: Zanzibar. 1940. Monthly Film Bulletin. 7. 134. .
News: Schallert, E.. DRAMA.. Dec 12, 1939. Los Angeles Times. .
News: NEWS OF THE SCREEN. DOUGLAS W CHURCHILL. Dec 12, 1939. New York Times. .