The Rose of Rhodesia
NR 1918 · 81 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Adventure
A man steals a huge diamond and sets off a chain of events that ends in tragedy for a Zulu prince.
Directed by Harold M. Shaw · Written by Harold M. Shaw
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Cast
- E Edna Flugrath Rose Randall
- C Chief Kentani Chief Ushakapilla
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M.A. Wetherell Jack Morrell - P Prince Yumi Mofti, his son
- H Howard Wyndham Fred Winters
- R Ralph Kimpton C.I.D. detective
- W Walter Vernley
- T Thackeray Edwards
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