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52-580: Although the original trailer for the film explains that "Mogambo" means "the Greatest," in fact, the word "Mogambo" has no meaning at all. Producer Sam Zimbalist came up with the title by altering the name of the Mocambo , a famous Hollywood nightclub. New York socialite Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharaja acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm. While waiting for

104-698: A US$ 280,000 bequest, Lord Astor (one of his closest friends) and Sybilla Szczeniowska (a woman he met initially in Cairo in 1941) and her son Marek who received $ 14,000 and $ 56,000 respectively. Writing in The Times a few days after his death Lord Astor paid him a tribute. "If one only knew Aly Khan by repute it was easy to preconceive a dislike towards him. When one met him it was impossible not to be stimulated and attracted by his charm, his perfect manners, his vitality, his gaiety and sense of fun. But if you were fortunate enough to know him really well, and have him as

156-497: A commentary track on the DVD with this cartoon, the animators managed to get into the kitchen and drew the kitchen exactly as they saw it, complete with dripping grease on the refrigerator and vegetables lying around the ground. Early in 1957, club operator and co-owner Charlie Morrison died at his Beverly Hills, California , home. The Mocambo remained in business for one final year, before closing its doors on June 30, 1958. The building

208-477: A divorce. She stayed at Lake Tahoe, Nevada with their daughter, saying there was a threat the child would be kidnapped. Hayworth filed for divorce from Khan on 2 September 1951, on the grounds of "extreme cruelty, entirely mental in nature." Hayworth once said she might convert to Islam, but did not. During the custody fight over their daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan , born ( 1949-12-26 ) 26 December 1949,

260-477: A few days after Joan Guinness's divorce became absolute. Before the wedding, the bride converted to Islam and took the name Taj-ud-dawlah or "crown of the realm". The couple's first child, Prince Karim , was born in Geneva seven months later, on 13 December 1936, and is said to have been a premature child. The couple also had a second son, Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan, who was also born premature at seven months

312-705: A friend, you acquired a friendship which was incomparable - generous, imaginative, enduring and almost passionately warm." Due to his well-publicized romances, Prince Aly Khan was mentioned in a verse of Noël Coward 's 1950s lyrics for Cole Porter 's 1928 song " Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love ": "Monkeys whenever you look do it / Aly Khan and King Farouk do it/Let's do it, let's fall in love." Lucille P. Markey , owner of Calumet Farm Thoroughbred racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky , named one of her outstanding colts , " Alydar " in his honor because she always addressed

364-504: A junior at Harvard University , was named Aga Khan IV and 49th Imam of the Ismailis . It was the first time that the descent from father to son was circumvented in the community's 1,300-year history. According to the Aga Khan's will, a statement of which was presented to the press by his secretary: In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes that have taken place, including

416-500: A labourer on the estate in Ireland of the then Lord Wallscourt: Ford was now getting his own back at his descendant. Not a charming sight. Before leaving camp on the first morning [of shooting] I had been told to report to the hair-dressing departments tent, where I found the make-up men armed with electric clippers: 'I have to remove the hair from your chest.' 'Whatever for?' I asked, 'Orders.' It transpired that Clark [Gable], whose chest

468-733: A lieutenant colonel in 1944. That same year, he participated in the Allied landing in the south of France with the United States Seventh Army, serving as a liaison officer with the rank of captain; for this, he was made an officer in the Legion of Honour in 1950. He also was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the United States Bronze Star Medal . Prince Aly Khan was installed as the 1st Colonel of

520-524: A relationship with American film and stage actress Gene Tierney , whom he was engaged to marry in 1952; while Gene mentioned their engagement a few times, it was never formally announced. His father, however, strongly opposed the union with another Hollywood actress. After a year-long engagement, Tierney separated from the Prince and moved back to the United States to tend to her mental health. In

572-444: A remake of "Red Dust" one of his greatest hits of the '30s. Gable is virile as ever and makes lusty love to Ava Gardner as well as he did to Jean Harlow when he was a much younger man.” It has a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , based on 12 reviews. Grace Kelly won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , and the film was nominated for two Oscars : Best Actress (Gardner) and Best Supporting Actress (Kelly). The film also

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624-614: A scion of the Guinness Brewery family. In 1935, Guinness sued for divorce, naming Aly Khan as the "third party", he cited as evidence that his wife and Aly Khan had occupied a hotel room together from 17 May until 20 May 1935, and that his wife had told him that she "had formed an attachment for (Aly Khan) and desired her husband to divorce her". The case was uncontested, and Aly Khan was ordered to pay all costs. Aly Khan and Joan Barbara Guinness were married in Paris on 18 May 1936,

676-618: Is aggravated when Marswell reluctantly shoots a gorilla to save Donald, blowing a chance to capture a baby gorilla. Marswell goes back to camp, depressed, and begins drinking heavily in his tent. Honey Bear joins him. When Linda appears, she finds them cuddling. Marswell decides he can fix everything by making Linda hate him and makes a show of this cuddling followed by dismissive remarks about Linda's infatuation with "the White Hunter" to enrage her. Unfortunately, his ploy works too well when Linda shoots him with his own pistol, wounding him in

728-604: Is present. The film was a hit — according to MGM records it made $ 4,576,000 in the US and Canada and $ 3,692,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $ 2,026,000. In his October 2, 1953 review for The New York Times , Bosley Crowther observes that the film “has a great deal more to do with the low-down romantic maneuvering of two colorful and popular stars than with the thrills of adventuring in Africa, …Some handsome color shots of open country are slipped in from time to time, ... But

780-596: The MGM-British Studios , in Borehamwood , Hertfordshire , England. Frank Allen and his wife were guides during the six week-safari that constituted location filming. The shoot was difficult. There was a rumor Clark Gable was going to be assassinated by the Mau Mau, so John Ford moved a location. Two of the crew were revealed to be Mau Mau. The unit was plagued by rain and had a deleterious effect on

832-782: The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations from 1958 to 1960, where he became a vice president of the General Assembly. The titles of prince and princess, which are claimed by children of the Aga Khan by virtue of their descent from the Qajar king Fath Ali Shah of the Persian Qajar dynasty , were recognized as courtesy titles by the British government in 1938. Aly Khan

884-566: The Champion Trainer on multiple occasions in England told his biographer "Apart from his immense charm, Prince Aly was also highly intelligent, a first-class judge of a horse and of form and breeding. It is probably fair to say that, with his experience of international racing, he was the best judge of collateral form in the world, and his flair for pedigrees was unique." Aga Khan III was a prominent Racehorse owner and breeder. After

936-551: The Mocambo in 1953, according to stories published at the time in Jet magazine. The club's main stage was replicated on the TV series I Love Lucy as the "Tropicana" Club. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were frequent guests at the Mocambo and were close friends of Charlie Morrison. The Mocambo was also parodied mercilessly in the 1947 Bugs Bunny cartoon, " Slick Hare ". According to

988-487: The Mocambo, after Marilyn Monroe lobbied the owner for the booking. The booking was instrumental in Fitzgerald's career. The incident was turned into a play by Bonnie Greer in 2005. It has been widely reported that Fitzgerald was the first Black performer to play the Mocambo, following Monroe's intervention, but this is not true. African-American singers Herb Jeffries , Eartha Kitt , and Joyce Bryant all played

1040-635: The Muslim faith and all other faiths it is my earnest wish that my daughter be raised as a normal, healthy American girl in the Christian faith. There isn't any amount of money in the entire world for which it is worth sacrificing this child's privilege of living as a normal Christian girl here in the United States. There just isn't anything else in the world that can compare with her sacred chance to do that. And I'm going to give it to Yasmin regardless of what it costs. While still married to Hayworth, Khan began

1092-575: The Prince said he wanted her raised as a Muslim ; Hayworth (who was raised a Roman Catholic ) wanted the child to be a Christian . Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth divorced in 1953. Hayworth rejected his offer of $ 1,000,000 if she would raise Yasmin in the Muslim faith from age seven and allow her to go to Europe to visit with him for two or three months each year. Hayworth said: Nothing will make me give up Yasmin's chance to live here in America among our precious freedoms and habits   ... While I respect

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1144-455: The Regiment of the newly raised 4 Cavalry Regiment (1 November 1956), Pakistani Army in a military ceremony during 1957 and he retained this honor until his death. In November 1957 Aly Khan met President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan and was offered a post as the country's Ambassador to the United Nations. The formal announcement of the appointment was made on 6 February 1958. As a member of

1196-588: The United Nations Political and Security Committee representing Pakistan, Aly Khan's brief U.N. posting was viewed with surprise by many observers, some of whom considered him "the Asian-African answer to Irene Dunne ", an American movie star not known for her political skills; Dunne had recently been designated a member of the United States delegation at General Assembly, largely in recognition of her Republican fundraising efforts. He

1248-548: The already poor quality of the roads. Three of the crew were killed in road accidents, including assistant director John Hancock. Donald Sinden , then a contract star for the Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios , recalled: "Ten White Hunters were seconded to our unit for our protection and to provide fresh meat. Among them were Viscount Mandeville and Marcus, Lord Wallscourt, a delightful man whom Ford treated abysmally - sometimes very sadistically. In Ford's eyes

1300-433: The arm. Honey Bear lies to the others, telling them that Marswell had been making advances to Linda for some time, finally forcing Linda to shoot him in his drunken state. The next day, the party breaks camp to head back, leaving Marswell behind to try to capture young gorillas to pay for the safari. Marswell, acknowledging to himself his feelings for Honey Bear, asks her to stay and then proposes to her, but she rebuffs him. As

1352-620: The back seat, also survived, as did the driver of the oncoming car. Aly Khan was buried on the grounds of château de l'Horizon , his home in the south of France , where it was intended that he would remain until a mausoleum was built for him in Syria. His remains were removed to Damascus , Syria , on 11 July 1972, and he was reinterred in Salamiyah , Syria. His fortune went almost entirely to his children. The only beneficiaries of his will outside family and employees were Bettina, who received

1404-836: The canoes set off, however, she suddenly jumps into the water and wades her way back to him. In 1946, the Los Angeles Times reported MGM was considering remaking Red Dust with Marilyn Maxwell as a possible star. In March 1948, Marie McDonald reportedly screen tested for the Jean Harlow part. In May 1949, Maxwell and Gene Kelly were being considered for lead roles. The studio had a great deal of success with color remakes of older films shot on location overseas, including King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951). In August 1951, MGM announced it would make Mogambo , shot on location in Africa. The producer would be Sam Zimbalist who had made King Solomon's Mines , and

1456-461: The car he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of boulevard Henri Sellier and rue du Mont Valerien, while he and his pregnant fiancée, Bettina , were heading to a party. He died shortly afterward at Foch Hospital (in Suresnes). Bettina survived with a minor injury to her forehead, though the shock of the accident resulted in a miscarriage. The prince's chauffeur, who was in

1508-516: The difficulties involved and insists that they be guided on the agreed route by his assistant, despite the Nordleys' protests. Honey Bear rejoins the group after the steamer suffers engine failure and subsequently runs aground. Marswell rescues Linda from a panther, and Honey Bear sees that they are attracted to one another. After Marswell talks to Linda privately, he agrees to take the Nordleys into gorilla country, while also taking Honey Bear part of

1560-538: The discoveries of atomic science, I am convinced that it is in the best interests of the Shia Muslim Ismaili community that I should be succeeded by a young man who has been brought up and developed during recent years and in the midst of the new age, and who brings a new outlook on life to his office. Prince Aly Khan was a famous owner and breeder of racehorses in France, England and Ireland. Noel Murless

1612-503: The entire location shoot and when I arrived for my first day's work I found that he had caused a large notice to be painted at the entrance to our sound stage in capital letters reading "BE KIND TO DONALD WEEK". He was as good as his word - for precisely seven days. On the eighth day he ripped the sign down and returned to his normal bullying behaviour." The music featured in the film was performed by local native tribes (except for Gardner accompanied by player piano), unusual for Hollywood, and

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1664-461: The film records a traditional Africa and safari style . Francoist Spanish censors would not allow adultery to be shown onscreen. For this reason, they changed the relationship of the characters of Linda Nordley (Kelly) and Donald Nordley (Sinden) from wife and husband to sister and brother in the dubbed version released in Spain, thus necessitating the removal of a bedroom scene in which only one bed

1716-781: The following year. Joan Barbara also had a son by her previous marriage, Patrick Guinness. Aly Khan and Joan Barbara were divorced in 1949, in part due to his extramarital affairs with, among others, Pamela Churchill . After the divorce, Joan Barbara became the longtime mistress and eventual wife of the newspaper magnate Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose . Aly Khan married American actress Rita Hayworth within weeks of his divorce. On 27 May (civil) and 28 May (religious) 1949, in Cannes , France , Aly Khan married American film star Rita Hayworth , who left her film career to marry him. Aly Khan and his family were heavily involved in horse racing, owning and racing horses. Hayworth had no interest in

1768-465: The gruff Russian Leon Boltchak. Kelly and Marswell later develop a mutual attraction and make love. Then the river boat brings London couple Donald Nordley and his wife Linda. Honey Bear takes the steamer out with the British skipper at Marswell's urging, although she would prefer to stay with Marswell and he expresses some regret at their parting. The Nordleys wish to go on safari to record the cries of gorillas. Marswell declines to guide them there due to

1820-453: The interest is basically centered in the civilized stalking of the stars. And it is meant as no insult to Mr. Gable to say that he is the most important gorilla bagged. In the advancement of the romance, which itself is hot stuff, for what it is, several capable actors do entertaining jobs. Mr. Gable is beautifully commanding, in his vicious, sardonic way, and Miss Gardner, as we say, is as enticing as any calculated vampire can be. …Grace Kelly as

1872-509: The late 1950s Aly was known to start dating the fashion model Simone Micheline Bodin (who called herself Bettina Graziani ). She was persuaded by Prince Aly Khan to retire from modelling and settle down. By the 1960s Bettina and the Prince were engaged and expecting a child, whom she miscarried after being in a car accident. On 12 July 1957, upon the reading of the will of the Aga Khan III , Aly Khan's eldest son, Karim Aga Khan, then

1924-444: The next river boat out, she spars with hardworking big game hunter and wild animal catcher Victor Marswell from the United States, who initially views her as disreputable. Marswell's business partner is plucky Englishman and big game hunter John Brown-Pryce, known as "Brownie." "Brownie" is sympathetic to Kelly, and believes that her "scars aren't visible, but they're there." Marswell also has a semi-hostile relationship with his employee,

1976-428: The poor man could do nothing right and was continually being bawled out in front of the entire unit (in some ways he occasionally took the heat off me). None of us could understand the reason for this appalling treatment, which the dear kind man in no way deserved. He himself was quite at a loss. Several weeks later we discovered the cause from Ford's brother-in-law: before emigrating to America, Ford's grandfather had been

2028-523: The second world war, Aly Khan bought a half share in his father's racing interests. Early success for the partnership led to them heading the list of winning breeders from 1947 to 1949 and 1952. On 12 May 1960, a little more than two years after his appointment as Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN, Aly Khan sustained catastrophic head injuries in an automobile accident in Suresnes , France, a suburb of Paris, when

2080-608: The sport, but became a member of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club anyway. Her filly, Double Rose, won several races in France and finished second in the 1949 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . In 1951, while still married to Hayworth, Khan was spotted dancing with the actress Joan Fontaine in the nightclub where he and his wife had met. Hayworth threatened to divorce him in Reno , Nevada , US. In early May, Hayworth moved to Nevada to establish legal residence to qualify for

2132-516: The star would be Clark Gable. In February 1952, Zimbalist scouted locations in Africa for six weeks. In June, John Ford agreed to direct. Shelley Winters was mentioned as a possible co-star. Patricia Neal also was discussed. In June 1952, Ava Gardner signed. Grace Kelly was not the first choice for the role of Linda Nordley. Gene Tierney withdrew because she did not want to leave Aly Khan in Paris. Gable arrived in Kenya on 1 November 1952 and

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2184-593: The stuffy English dame, Donald Sinden as her pip-pip hubby and Eric Pohlmann as a hand are all right, too. The trouble is simply that more of them meant less of the animals.” James Bacon, writing a capsule review for the AP's Bob Thomas' Hollywood on September 16, 1953, had a similar reaction: “It seems everybody both here and around the country has been hoping Clark Gable would get a good picture. King Gable actually hasn't had one good movie since his return from World War II service. He's got it now in "Mogambo," even though it's

2236-458: The walls were glass cages holding live cockatoos , macaws , seagulls , pigeons , and parrots . With big band music, the club became one of the most popular dance-till-dawn spots in town. On any given night, one might find the room filled with the leading men and women of the motion picture industry. In 1943, when Frank Sinatra became a solo act, he made his Los Angeles debut at the Mocambo. On March 15, 1955, Ella Fitzgerald opened at

2288-593: The way to join the district commissioner, who can then take her back to civilization. However, they find the commissioner mortally wounded by recently belligerent Samburu tribesmen. With reinforcements days away, the small party narrowly escapes, taking the commissioner with them. Meanwhile, a serious romance is developing between Marswell and Linda. Only Donald is blind to the situation. Marswell plans to tell him about how he and Linda feel, but has second thoughts after realizing how much Donald loves his wife and perhaps how she would be better off remaining with him. The situation

2340-594: Was born in Turin , Italy, the younger son and only surviving child of the Aga Khan III and Cleofe Catterina Teresa "Ginetta" Magliano. His father was born in Karachi , British India (now in modern-day Pakistan). His mother was Italian. His paternal grandparents were born in Iran. He had two brothers: Mohammed Mahdi Khan, known as "Giuseppe" (who died in 1911) and, by his father's third marriage, Sadruddin Aga Khan . Aly Khan

2392-513: Was completely devoid of hair, had always insisted that no other actor should appear on film exposing a hirsute breast. This included any member of the crew not wearing a shirt as well. He considered it a slight on his masculinity. We now had to return to the MGM Studios in London to shoot all the interior scenes. Someone must have pointed out to Ford that he had been thoroughly foul to me during

2444-725: Was educated by private tutors in India and France during his childhood. He later trained in England as a lawyer. As a 12-year-old boy, he knew Orson Welles . Years later, both of them were husbands of Rita Hayworth . In 1939, Prince Aly Aga Khan joined the French Foreign Legion and served with its cavalry division in Egypt and the Middle East. In 1940, he joined the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry , becoming

2496-576: Was elected as vice president of the United Nations General Assembly on 17 September 1958 and also served as chairman of the U.N.'s Peace Observation Committee. Prince Aly Khan was famously a man-about-town in his youth. "I had been involved with several women", he gamely told a reporter when asked about his life. His list of affairs included high-profile lovers such as the British debutante Margaret Whigham , later Duchess of Argyll, Thelma, Viscountess Furness , an American who

2548-630: Was given an armed guard due to the Mau Mau Uprising . Filming started 17 November. It was done on location in Okalataka, French Congo ; Mount Kenya , Thika , Kenya — Mt Longonot , and Lake Naivasha , both in the Kenyan Rift Valley and Fourteen Falls near Thika are seen as backdrops — Kagera River , Tanganyika ; Uganda . Samburu were filmed in front of Mount Sabachi near Archer's Post and Isiolo. Interiors were shot at

2600-639: Was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film . Mocambo (nightclub) The Mocambo was a nightclub in West Hollywood, California , at 8588 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip . It was owned by Charlie Morrison and Felix Young. The Mocambo opened on January 3, 1941, and it became an immediate success. The club's Latin American -themed decor was designed by Tony Duquette and cost $ 100,000 (equivalent to $ 2,071,493 in 2023). Along

2652-693: Was simultaneously involved with the Prince of Wales , British entertainer Joyce Grenfell and British socialite and hostess Pat Marlowe . Of his first wife, he remarked, "I was tired of trouble. Joan was a sane and solid girl, and I thought if I married her, I would stay out of trouble." Aly Khan was named co-respondent in the Guinness v Guinness and Khan divorce suit between Joan Barbara Guinness (née Yarde-Buller, 1908–1997; daughter of John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller, 3rd Baron Churston ), and Group Captain Thomas Loel Guinness MP ,

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2704-469: Was then sold, reopened as a supper club called The Cloister, and eventually demolished. Aly Khan Prince Aly Salomone Khan (13 June 1911 – 12 May 1960), known as Aly Khan , was a socialite and ambassador for Pakistan. He was the son of the Aga Khan III , and the father of Aga Khan IV . A socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, he was the third husband of actress Rita Hayworth . After being passed over for succession as Aga Khan , he served as

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