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Sanders of the River
He Breaks Loose in the Jungle!
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Top Billed Cast
Paul Robeson Bosambo
Leslie Banks Commissioner R.G. Sanders
Nina Mae McKinney Lilongo
Robert Cochran Lieutenant Tibbets (as Robert Cochrane)
Martin Walker J. Ferguson
Richard Grey Captain Hamilton
Tony Wane King Mofolaba
Marqués De Portago Farini (as Marquis De Portago)
Eric Maturin Smith
Allan Jeayes Father O'Leary
Charles Carson Governor of the Territory
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