He succeeded in the maddest quest in History...because one girl believed in him!
When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to Africa to find Dr. David Livingstone, the missing Scottish missionary. Stanley finds Livingstone ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume.") blissfully doling out medicine and religion to the happy natives. His story is at first disbelieved.
Stanley and Livingstone (1939) is a adventure and history film directed by Otto Brower, released on August 18, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene and Walter Brennan. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 23 ratings.
Spencer Tracy
as Henry M. Stanley
Nancy Kelly
as Eve Kingsley
Richard Greene
as Gareth Tyce
Walter Brennan
as Jeff Slocum
Charles Coburn
as Lord Tyce
Cedric Hardwicke
as Dr. David Livingstone
Henry Hull
as James Gordon Bennett, Jr.
Henry Travers
as John Kingsley
Miles Mander
as Sir John Gresham
David Torrence
as Mr. Cranston
Holmes Herbert
as Frederick Holcomb
C. Montague Shaw
as Sir Oliver French
Directed by Otto Brower, written by Philip Dunne and Julien Josephson, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 23 ratings.
Spencer Tracy is on top form in this story of the British-born American journalist Henry Stanley who is despatched by his editor into the uncharted reaches of the African interior to track down the famed explorer David Livingstone, rumours of whose death having been reported by reputable British newspapers. Armed with plenty of money and his reliable sidekick "Slocum" (Walter Brennan) they set off and with some…
Reviewed on June 22, 2022
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The main cast of Stanley and Livingstone (1939) includes Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan and Charles Coburn. The film was directed by Otto Brower. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Stanley and Livingstone was released on August 18, 1939 and runs for 1h 41m.
Stanley and Livingstone (1939) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 23 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
