

Drama
Overview
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.
Top Cast


Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
August Bolte (Mamba)
Jean Hersholt
August Bolte (Mamba)


Eleanor Boardman
Eleanor Boardman
Helen von Linden
Eleanor Boardman
Helen von Linden


Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Karl von Reiden
Ralph Forbes
Karl von Reiden


Claude Fleming
Claude Fleming
Major Cromwell
Claude Fleming
Major Cromwell


Will Stanton
Will Stanton
Cockney servant
Will Stanton
Cockney servant


Wilhelm von Brincken
Wilhelm von Brincken
Major von Shultz
Wilhelm von Brincken
Major von Shultz
Hazel Jones
Hazel Jones
Hassim's daughter
Hazel Jones
Hassim's daughter


Arthur Stone
Arthur Stone
British soldier
Arthur Stone
British soldier


Andrés de Segurola
Andrés de Segurola
Andrés de Segurola


Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel
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