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“One of the major attractions of the season . . . should do important business every¬ where. Superior attraction . . . magnificent direction. A big picture . . . certain to be richly rewarding!” — Motion Picture Daily
“One of the finest screen entertainments of the year. A rich and varied narrative that constantly sustains and stimulates the interest of the audience. Brilliantly filmed . . . completely authentic and captures the complete essence of the African plains, the wild life, nostalgic corners of Paris. A new brilliant standard ... a power¬ fully attractive entertainment!” — Film Daily
“Has the widest possible audience appeal. Word-of-mouth will send grosses sky¬ rocketing. Peck’s performance rates with his best. Cannot fail to become one of the most discussed and widely attended pictures of the year!” — -Boxoffice
“The ingredients of superior screen merchandise . . . jelling into a cohesive whole which the canny exhibitor may readily convert into large figures in black ink in the ex¬ hibition ledger. It has received the expert attention of one of the industry’s leading teams of first string picture-makers. A cast of quality . . . exquisite color, production values and camera work of the highest order. A story of pace, power and fascination ... to insure the highest order of attention from the greatest number of the popu¬ lation!” — Motion Picture Herald
“Darryl Zanuck's contribution of the year to the amusement-hungry public and to the bank accounts of the nation’s theatres. Its conspicuous entertainment qualities should bring the public flocking into theatres everywhere. That it will make big money is a foregone conclusion. Will win word-of-mouth that will give it long life!”
— Showmen’s Trade Review
“Great, exciting spectacle! A motion picture giant that should top in gross returns even such former winners made by the Zanuck-King-Peck triumvirate as ‘12 O’Clock High,’ ‘Gunfighter’ and ‘David and Bathsheba.’ Tremendous motion pic¬ ture that achieves true greatness in every respect . . . should be jamming the theatres, for a long time. Inspiring epic . . . brilliant direction . . . exquisite Techni¬ color photography. One of the mighty films of the past decade!”
— Hollywood Reporter
“Excellent prospects for hefty grosses. Engrossing, dramatic mixture of high ad¬ venture and romance. Its commercial aspects for forthright exploitation selling are readily apparent. Beautiful Technicolor . . . vigorous direction . . . marquee brightness!” — Daily Variety
“Should hit the top of the grossing lists. A big, big picture from every angle . . . will cer¬ tainly create landslide business. The players can’t be topped in boxoffice impor¬ tance, the Technicolor and the production values are best described by the word ‘terrific’ !” — Independent Film Journal
“Big-scale production . . . exciting and fascinating! Grips one’s attention from start to finish. Scenery and settings arrestingly beautiful . . . shots of animals in Africa thrilling to behold. Peck outstanding in his role!” — Harrison’s Reports