Call Me Bwana (1963)
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It's Bob Hope as phony explorer Matt Merriwether, who promotes himself as an expert on the dark continent, basing his exploration of the African subcontinent on old diaries of his uncle. When an American space capsule crashes in an uncharted region of Africa, Merriwether, based on his alleged expert knowledge of the region, is selected to recover the capsule. Joining Merriwether and his pre-Kervorkian suicide kit, is security agent Frederica Larsen (Edie Adams). Hot on their heels are Russian agents Luba (Anita Ekberg) and Dr. Ezra Mungo (Lionel Jeffries), who want to get to the space capsule first. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
Synopsis of Call Me Bwana
It's Bob Hope as phony explorer Matt Merriwether, who promotes himself as an expert on the dark continent, basing his exploration of the African subcontinent on old diaries of his uncle. When an American space capsule crashes in an uncharted region of Africa, Merriwether, based on his alleged expert knowledge of the region, is selected to recover the capsule. Joining Merriwether and his pre-Kervorkian suicide kit, is security agent Frederica Larsen (Edie Adams). Hot on their heels are Russian agents Luba (Anita Ekberg) and Dr. Ezra Mungo (Lionel Jeffries), who want to get to the space capsule first. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Complete Cast of Call Me Bwana
- Bob Hope - Matt Merryweather
- Edie Adams - Frederica Larsen
- Percy Herbert - Henchman
- Arnold Palmer
- Al Mulock - Henchman
- Peter Dyneley - Williams
- Robert Arden - 1st C.I.A. man
- Richard Burrell - Reporter
- Anita Ekberg - Luba
- Lionel Jeffries - Dr. Ezra Mungo
- Paul Carpenter - Col. Spencer
- Orlando Martins - Tribal Chief
- Bari Johnson - Uta
- Robert Nichols - American Major
- Kevin Scott - CIA Man
- Director(s):
- Gordon M. Douglas
- Writer(s):
- Nate Monaster, Johanna Harwood
- Producer(s):
- Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
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