Spinster Hepburn and drunkard boat captain Bogart battle each other and an uncharted river in this unlikely love story set in Africa at the outbreak of World War I.
Based on a novel by C.S. Forester, adapted for the screen by Director / Writer John Huston.
You may recognize some of the filming locations, such as:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA.
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Isleworth Studios, London Road, Isleworth, M-i-d-d-l-e-s-e-x, England, UK
Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth, M-i-d-d-l-e-s-e-x, England, UK
In September 1914, in Africa during WW1, everyone is escaping the Huns. An unlikely pair, drunkard Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) and the reverend's (Robert Morley) spinster sister, Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn), are escaping down the river, and form a relationship that may prove fatal to the Germans' pride, gunboat "The Louisa" with a 6-pounder. And then again, we first have to get past rapids, leeches, and a German Fort.
The bulk of the story is the interactions of Rose and Charlie.
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