

Five Weeks in a Balloon
“DISCOVER...! The slave market of Zanzibar! The forbidden city of Timbuktu! The treacherous Simoon of the Sahara!”
Overview
Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.
Top Cast

Red Buttons
Donald O'Shay

Barbara Eden
Susan Gale

Cedric Hardwicke
Fergusson

Peter Lorre
Ahmed

Richard Haydn
Sir Henry Vining

BarBara Luna
Makia

Fabian
Jacques

Billy Gilbert
Sultan/Actioneer

Herbert Marshall
The Prime Minister

Reginald Owen
Consul

Henry Daniell
Sheik Ageiba

Jonathan Gilmore
Chief Slave (uncredited)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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