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Another arresting sight: a primitive duel, staged for the story's climax, between contenders for the rule of the seven-foot-tall Watusi of Ruanda-Urundi, a remarkably aristocratic tribe with features that seem to come straight from the ancient Pharaohs. The Watusi's longtime slaves, the Buhutus, also help Africa steal the show from Hollywood. Before the duel is fought, they throw themselves into a long, exotically graceful dance that far outstrips any choreography ever put into one of MGM's musicals. For moviegoers who don't have much hope of making a visit to Africa this year, King Solomon's Mines is the next best thing.
* Who sold a three-installment article to Collier's detailing the adventures of the moviemaking safari.