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King Solomon's Mines is a 1950 adventure film , the second of five film adaptations of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard . It stars Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson . It was adapted by Helen Deutsch , directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
Allan Quatermain ( Stewart Granger ), an experienced hunter and guide, reluctantly agrees to help Elizabeth Curtis ( Deborah Kerr ) and her brother John Goode ( Richard Carlson ) search for her husband, who disappeared in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary mines. They have a copy of the map he used. A tall, mysterious native, Umbopa (Siriaque), joins the safari . Quartermain has no use for women on a safari, but during the long and grueling journey, they begin falling in love.
The party encounters Van Brun ( Hugo Haas ), a lone white man living with a tribe. They learn that he met Curtis. However, when Allan recognizes him as a fugitive who cannot afford to let them go, they take him hostage to leave the village safely. Van Brun tries to shoot Allan, killing his faithful right-hand man Khiva (Kimursi). Allan dispatches Van Brun and the party flees from the angry villagers.