The Royal African Rifles

The Royal African Rifles

Original film poster
Directed by Lesley Selander
Produced by Richard V. Heermance
Written by Daniel B. Ullman
Starring Louis Hayward
Veronica Hurst
Michael Pate
Music by Paul Dunlap
Cinematography Ellis W. Carter
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures
Release dates
  • September 27, 1953 (1953-09-27)
Running time
75 min.
Country United States
Language English

The Royal African Rifles is a 1953 Cinecolor First World War adventure film set in British East Africa but filmed on location in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Directed by Lesley Selander, it starred Louis Hayward, Veronica Hurst and Michael Pate. The film was the first production of Louis Hayward’s production company Associated Film Artists, Inc (AFA, Inc), but Hayward’s company made no other films. The working title was The Queen’s African Rifles.[1] In reality there was never a military unit called “The Royal African Rifles”. The film was retitled Storm Over Africa in the United Kingdom.

Plot

In August 1914 a consignment of Vickers machine guns are stolen off a Royal Navy ship, HMS Marlin. An RN Lieutenant aboard the ship goes undercover as a white hunter through British East Africa to find the weapons before they get into the hands of the Germans and alter the balance of power in Africa.

Cast

References

  1. "The Royal African Rifles (1953) - Notes". TCM.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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