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Angel on the Amazon

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Angel on the Amazon
Directed byJohn H. Auer
Screenplay byLawrence Kimble
Story byEarl Felton
Produced byJohn H. Auer
StarringGeorge Brent
Vera Ralston
Brian Aherne
Constance Bennett
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byRichard L. Van Enger
Music byNathan Scott
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1948 (1948-11-01) (United States)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Angel on the Amazon, also known as Drums Along the Amazon, is a 1948 American adventure film directed by John H. Auer and starring George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett.[1]

Plot summary

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After a plane crashes in the Amazonian jungle, its passengers are rescued by a mysterious young woman. They include pilot Jim Warburton, who is fascinated by the woman, Christine Ridgeway, as well as relieved when she and guide Paulo steer him and Karen, a doctor, away from the jungle and its threatening war drums.

Upon reaching Rio de Janeiro safely, Jim and Karen are surprised to encounter Christine again, then shocked when the sight of a strange man causes her to panic. Jim eventually follows the man, who identifies himself as Don Sebastian Ortega and tells a strange tale of how Christine's mother once shot a panther, then killed herself. Christine's father then left her behind.

Jim returns to the United States and finds Anthony Ridgeway, who reveals that Christine is not his daughter but his wife. Jim also eventually learns that Christine has become committed to a sanitarium, where she is now under Karen's care.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Kellow p.463

Bibliography

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  • Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
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