---
title: 'Stanley and Livingstone (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry King'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/stanley-and-livingstone-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031973/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Stanley and Livingstone (1939)

1939 · 101 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

Stanley and Livingstone is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Henry King and Otto Brower. It is loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presumed lost in Africa, whom he finally met on November 10, 1871. Spencer Tracy plays Stanley, while Cedric Hardwicke portrays Livingstone. Other cast members include Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn and Henry Hull.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry King](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-king), [Otto Brower](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-brower)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dunne), [Julien Josephson](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-josephson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck), [Kenneth Macgowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-macgowan)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)
- **Editor:** [Barbara McLean](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-mclean)

## Cast

- [C. Montague Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-montague-shaw) as Sir Oliver French
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy) as Henry Morton Stanley
- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke) as David Livingstone
- [Richard Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-greene) as Gareth Tyce
- [Henry Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hull) as James Gordon Bennett Jr.
- [Holmes Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-herbert) as Sir Frederick Holcomb
- [Joseph Crehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-crehan)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers) as John Kingsley
- [Everett Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-brown)
- [David Torrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-torrence) as Mr. Cranston
- [Paul Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harvey) as Colonel Grimes
- [Russell Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-hicks) as Peace Commissioner
- [Brandon Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-hurst) as Sir Henry Forrester
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan) as Jeff Slocum
- [Nancy Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kelly) as Eve Kingsley

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