Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River is a 1935 British film directed by the HungarianBritish director, Zoltn Korda, based on the stories of Edgar Wallace. It is set in British Nigeria. The lead Nigerian characters were played by African Americans, Paul Robeson and Nina Mae McKinney.The film proved a significant commercial and critical success, giving Korda the first of his four nominations for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.

When Sanders goes on leave, another chief, King Mofolaba, spreads the rumour that Sandi is dead. Intertribal war seems inevitable, and the situation is made worse by gunrunners and slavers.His relief, Lord Ferguson, is unequal to the task. Sanders returns to restore peace. When Bosambos wife Lilongo Nina Mae McKinney is kidnapped, the chief tracks down her kidnappers. Captured by them, he is saved by a relief force commanded by Sanders. Bosambo kills King Mofolaba and is subsequently named by Sanders as the King of the Peoples of the River. ........

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