Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939
Drama
Adventure
1h 41m
When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to Africa to find Dr. David Livingstone, the missing Scottish missionary. Stanley finds Livingstone ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume.") blissfully doling out medicine and religion to the happy natives. His story is at first disbelieved. When Livingstone later dies, Stanley returns to continue the good doctor's work (which, of course, never really happened). (imdb)
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Stanley and Livingstone

1939
Drama
Adventure
1h 41m
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Rated 27 Apr 2023
5
32nd
Fairly creaky, and not making much effort for historical accuracy, this is redeemed by a strong Tracy performance. Hardwicke is his professional self as Livingstone, although after the two meet he's gone disappointingly quickly. It's a rough ride for the most part, and - while racism was rife in Hollywood cinema of the era - the final montage, Stanley conquering Africa to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers, is almost parodic in its offensiveness.
Rated 22 Jan 2023
55
20th
Rated 31 May 2022
60
37th
Rated 21 Jul 2021
50
56th
Rated 24 Jun 2020
70
78th
Rated 30 May 2020
4
31st
Rated 10 Nov 2019
54
48th
Rated 23 Apr 2019
80
71st
Rated 02 Jan 2019
76
63rd
Rated 01 Feb 2017
50
19th
Rated 01 Feb 2017
59
45th
Rated 09 Oct 2016
73
48th
Rated 19 Aug 2016
62
28th
Rated 04 Jul 2016
70
47th
Rated 19 Jul 2015
66
16th
Rated 23 May 2015
50
77th
More a African safari then a adventure biopic. Tells the story of how Henry M. Stanley finds Dr. Livingstone in deepest Africa with Spencer Tracy on the search. Get to see a lot of the continent, but the story feels uninspired with it's fictitious Hollywood modifications. It's respectful in some ways, but hardly a remarkable 'based on true events' Fox picture.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
63
42nd
Rated 21 Sep 2014
77
82nd
Rated 09 Oct 2013
65
65th
Rated 12 Apr 2013
81
82nd
Rated 31 Jan 2013
0
15th
Rated 21 Nov 2011
43
5th
Rated 26 Oct 2011
72
77th
Rated 29 Jan 2010
80
42nd
Absorbing, although undistinguished, docudrama.

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