Kimberley Jim


1h 21m 1965

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
San Antonio, Texas, opening: 29 Apr 1965
Production Company
Emil Nofal Productions; Jamie Uys Film Productions
Distribution Company
Embassy Pictures
Country
South Africa

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Agfacolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

In 1910 in South Africa's Kimberley diamond region, Americans Jim Madison and Gerry Bates earn their living by selling patent medicine and hustling the miners at poker. One of their card games nets them a partnership in Bert Patterson's diamond claim. When Jim and Gerry meet Patterson's lovely daughter, Julie, they decide to work the claim and help Patterson meet his debts. The mine continues to be unproductive, and to make matters worse saloonkeeper Ben Vorster, who owns the water rights in the region, raises his rates. Jim and Gerry earn money by putting on a musical show but lose much of it by impulsively betting on a boxing match. Their scheme to plant diamonds on the claim proves unnecessary as the mine begins to produce. Declining a partnership with Patterson, they move on, leaving Julie to her suitor.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
San Antonio, Texas, opening: 29 Apr 1965
Production Company
Emil Nofal Productions; Jamie Uys Film Productions
Distribution Company
Embassy Pictures
Country
South Africa

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Agfacolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Produced in South Africa in 1963.