Congo Crossing
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| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Produced by | Howard Christie |
| Written by |
Houston Branch (story) Richard Alan Simmons (writer) |
| Starring |
Virginia Mayo George Nader |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Sherman Todd |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
Release dates | July, 1956 |
Running time | 85 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Congo Crossing is a 1956 adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Virginia Mayo and George Nader. Most of the exterior sequences were shot in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
Plot synopsis
Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner (Tonio Selwart). The latest plane from Europe carries Louise Whitman (Virginia Mayo), (fleeing a French murder charge), and Mannering (Raymond Bailey), who pays resident hit man O'Connell (Michael Pate) to kill her. Through a chain of circumstances Louise, O'Connell, and heroic surveyor David Carr (George Nader) end up alone in the jungle on Carr's mission to determine the true border of Congotanga... in which Rittner is keenly interested.
Cast
- Virginia Mayo - Louise Whitman
- George Nader - David Carr
- Peter Lorre - Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
- Michael Pate - Bart O'Connell
- Rex Ingram - Dr. Leopold Gorman
- Tonio Selwart - Carl Rittner
- Kathryn Givney - Amelia Abbott
- Tudor Owen - Emile Zorfus
- Raymond Bailey - Peter Mannering
- George Ramsey - Miguel Diniz
- Maurice Donner - Marquette
- Bernie Hamilton - Pompala
- Harold Dyenforth - Steiner