Sanders of the River

June. 26,1935      
Rating:
5.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Paul Robeson as  Bosambo
Leslie Banks as  Commissioner R.G. Sanders
Nina Mae McKinney as  Lilongo
Robert Cochran as  Lieutenant Tibbets (as Robert Cochrane)
Tony Wane as  King Mofolaba
Eric Maturin as  Smith
Allan Jeayes as  Father O'Leary
Charles Carson as  Governor of the Territory

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