King Solomon’s Mines (1950): Cast, Box Office & Plot

In British East Africa (Kenya Colony) in 1897, experienced safari guide Allan Quatermain Stewart Granger is persuaded by Elizabeth Curtis Deborah Kerr to search for her husband, who vanished deep in the unexplored interior while chasing the legend of King Solomon’s mines. Elizabeth carries a copy of the map her husband followed, and she soon brings along her brother John Goode Richard Carlson to help with the perilous trek. What begins as a dangerous expedition amid the savannas and distant horizons gradually reveals a growing bond between Allan and Elizabeth, even as Allan—an old-school guide who isn’t eager to welcome women on a safari—begins to soften in the face of their shared resolve and the creeping sense that their quest may demand more than boots and grit.