Helden der Wildnis

I was looking forward to this British B-movie as it offered something different: an adventure flick shot on location in Kenya, no less, back when it was still a British colony. Sadly, the film is saddled with the most routine storyline ever, with one inept action scene after another failing to ignite the passions in any way, shape, or form.

John Bentley gives a stolid turn as a railway surveyor, attempting to build a railway line through an inhospitable mountain range in Kenya. There are a few problems with the natives to contend with, although some man-eating lions are the chief opponents here. Expect some stock footage of African game, some listless romance with starlet Zena Marshall, and not a whole lot else. The ending is as abrupt as can be and looks like they ran out of either money or film in the camera. I'd recommend skipping this one in favour of something better.