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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1959. Collection of 12 vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1959 film. Based on characters and concepts from the 1885 novel, "King Solomon's Mines" by H. Rider Haggard, and written for the screen by novelist James Clavell. Released as the "sequel" to the 1950 MGM film, "King Solomon's Mines."

Harry Quartermain (George Montgomery) is the son of Allan Quartermain who first set out on the quest for the source of Solomon's wealth, and he is determined to succeed where his father failed. He goes to Africa with his good friend Rick Cobb (David Farrar) and as they continue on their journey, Erica Neuler (Taina Elg) joins them. She is the daughter of a missionary who has been killed by a local tribe. Harry cannot hide his antagonism toward Erica. She is German, and Harry's mother was killed at sea by Germans in World War I.

8 x 10 inches. Fine.

[Book #131673]