Mogambo

(1953)

Posters

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Cast

     Grace Kelly            as Linda Nordley
     Ava Gardner           as Eloise Y. Kelly
     Clark Gable            as Victor Marswell

Credits

     director:                  John Ford
     production:              MGM
     screenplay:              John Lee Mahin
                                                  (based on the play Red Dust
                                                   by Wilson Collison)
     costume design:       Helen Rose

Synopsis

A sparkling love triangle in the African jungle - Linda Nordley, a genteel, noble wife of a young

anthropologist, falls in love with the safari leader Victor Marswell, who is already half-involved with

Eloise Kelly, a showgirl waiting for a steamer...

Notes

- Mogambo is a remake of Redd Dust (1932). It's interesting that Clark Gable played the male lead
in both films.

- Filmed on location in Kenya, East Affrica.

- Mogambo means "big gorilla" iin Swahili.

Awards

         Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture - Grace Kelly
         Academy Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actress - Grace Kelly
         Academy Award Nomination: Best Actress - Ava Gardner