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Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.
13 Cast Members
Walter Huston
Cecil John Rhodes
Oskar Homolka
Ohm Paul Kruger
Basil Sydney
Dr. Jim Jameson
Peggy Ashcroft
Anna Carpenter
Frank Cellier
Barney Barnato
Renee De Vaux
Mrs. Paul Kruger
Bernard Lee
Cartwright
Percy Parsons
Hendricks
Lewis Casson
Rev. Charles Helm
Ndaniso Kumala
King Lobengula
Ndanisa Kumalo
King Lobengula (as Ndanisa Kumalo of Matabele Land)
Miles Malleson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Glennis Lorimer
Cartwright's fiancee
