Angel on the Amazon

1948 film by John H. Auer

Angel on the Amazon

Directed by| John H. Auer
Screenplay by| Lawrence Kimble
Story by| Earl Felton
Produced by| John H. Auer
Starring| George Brent
Vera Ralston
Brian Aherne
Constance Bennett
Cinematography| Reggie Lanning
Edited by| Richard L. Van Enger
Music by| Nathan Scott

Production
company

Republic Pictures

Distributed by| Republic Pictures

Release date

* November 1, 1948 (1948-11-01) (United States)

Running time

| 86 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Angel on the Amazon, also known as Drums Along the Amazon, is a 1948 American adventure film directed by John H. Auer and starring George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett.[1]

## Plot summary

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After a plane crashes in the Amazonian jungle, its passengers are rescued by a mysterious young woman. They include pilot Jim Warburton, who is fascinated by the woman, Christine Ridgeway, as well as relieved when she and guide Paulo steer him and Karen, a doctor, away from the jungle and its threatening war drums.

Upon reaching Rio de Janeiro safely, Jim and Karen are surprised to encounter Christine again, then shocked when the sight of a strange man causes her to panic. Jim eventually follows the man, who identifies himself as Don Sebastian Ortega and tells a strange tale of how Christine's mother once shot a panther, then killed herself. Christine's father then left her behind.

Jim returns to the United States and finds Anthony Ridgeway, who reveals that Christine is not his daughter but his wife. Jim also eventually learns that Christine has become committed to a sanitarium, where she is now under Karen's care.

## Cast

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* George Brent as Jim Warburton
* Vera Ralston as Christine Ridgeway
* Brian Aherne as Anthony Ridgeway
* Constance Bennett as Dr. Karen Lawrence
* Fortunio Bonanova as Sebastian Ortega
* Alfonso Bedoya as Paulo
* Gus Schilling as Dean Hartley
* Richard Crane as Johnny MacMahon
* Walter Reed as Jerry Adams
* Ross Elliott as Frank Lane
* Konstantin Shayne as Dr. Jungmeyer

## References

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1. ^ Kellow p.463

## Bibliography

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* Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

## External links

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* Angel on the Amazon at IMDb

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Films directed by John H. Auer

* Una vida por otra (1932)
* Su última canción (1933)
* The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
* Frankie and Johnny (1936)
* A Man Betrayed (1936)
* Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
* Outside of Paradise (1937)
* Orphans of the Street (1938)
* I Stand Accused (1938)
* A Desperate Adventure (1938)
* Invisible Enemy (1938)
* Circus Girl (1938)
* Smuggled Cargo (1939)
* Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
* Calling All Marines (1939)
* S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
* Forged Passport (1939)
* Women in War (1940)
* Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
* A Man Betrayed (1941)
* The Devil Pays Off (1941)
* Pardon My Stripes (1941)
* Johnny Doughboy (1942)
* Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
* Tahiti Honey (1943)
* Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
* Seven Days Ashore (1944)
* Music in Manhattan (1944)
* Pan-Americana (1945)
* Beat the Band (1947)
* The Flame (1947)
* I, Jane Doe (1948)
* Angel on the Amazon (1948)
* The Avengers (1950)
* Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
* Thunderbirds (1952)
* City That Never Sleeps (1953)
* Hell's Half Acre (1954)
* The Eternal Sea (1955)
* Johnny Trouble (1957)

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