

Adventure · Drama
Overview
A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
Top Cast


Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
Robert Wilson
Gregory Peck
Robert Wilson


Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
Margaret Macomber
Joan Bennett
Margaret Macomber


Robert Preston
Robert Preston
Francis Macomber
Robert Preston
Francis Macomber


Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
Police Inspector
Reginald Denny
Police Inspector


Jean Gillie
Jean Gillie
Aimee
Jean Gillie
Aimee


Carl Harbord
Carl Harbord
Coroner
Carl Harbord
Coroner


Frederick Worlock
Frederick Worlock
Clerk
Frederick Worlock
Clerk


Vernon Downing
Vernon Downing
Reporter Logan
Vernon Downing
Reporter Logan


Darby Jones
Darby Jones
Masai Warrior (uncredited)
Darby Jones
Masai Warrior (uncredited)


Martin Wilkins
Martin Wilkins
Bartender (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins
Bartender (uncredited)
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