Allan Quartermain and The Lost City of Gold is a sequel done...of equal fun!! Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone team up again to bring this hilarious sequel to King Solomon's Mines. This time, the couple postpone their wedding plans, and head out to find Allan's brother Robeson, who has disappeared while searching for a lost white race. James Earl Jones
plays their faithful guide, Umslopogaas. The fabulously funny Robert Donner stars as Swarma, the greedy guru.

The couple trek through perilous jungle, facing great dangers, as they work their way toward, and eventually find, THE LOST CITY OF GOLD. Once there, Robeson is found, living happily amidst these charming and happy people. He enlists the help of Allan and his merry band, to rid the city of Agon, a greedy smuggler, posing as a high priest, to terrorize and control the citizens of the city. Secretly, he is smuggling their gold for his own purposes. Together Allan, Robeson, Jessie, Umslopogaas, and Swarma work their magic to restore freedom and liberate the city.

Richard Chamberlain once again plays against type, and after enjoying he penchant for comedy in King Solomon's Mines, I suspect this is just one more aspect of the magnificent actor's versatility. He has a very spontaneous dry humor, and can be quite funny. Martin Rabbett, the actor's handsome real-life partner of nearly 30 years, plays his brother Robeson. Martin
Rabbett, pleasingly playful, is also a very fine actor, exuding a remarkable magnetism and a great deal of charisma and charm. The chemistry is triple this time around, with Chamberlain, Stone, and Rabbett. In his book, Shattered Love, Richard Chamberlain devoted one whole page discussing his enjoyment working on this film. When the actors are having fun, it shows! This is a wonderful spoof, funny, full of adventure, romance, and is charming entertainment for the entire family.

By Judy Crocker

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