Elephant Walk-1954-Elizabeth Taylor-a high-gloss soap opera

The scintillating Elizabeth Taylor stars in this lesser-known classic as a young girl from London who falls in love with a tea plantation owner from British Ceylon (current day Sri Lanka). Upon arrival she instantly feels out of place and is forced to adapt to the new culture as well as be in constant awareness of the angry elephant herd. William Dieterle, who also directed The Life Of Emile Zola and Portrait Of Jennie , does a masterful job of bringing a somewhat dark, and almost eerie, undertone to this romance and the setting is one of the most beautiful I've seen with the black and white themed mansion and the gorgeous island scenery.



Cast:



Elizabeth Taylor - Ruth Wiley

Dana Andrews - Dick Carver

Peter Finch - John Wiley

Abraham Sofaer - Appuhamy

Abner Biberman - Dr. Pereira

Noel Drayton - Atkinson

Rosalind Ivan - Mrs. Lakin

Barry Bernard - Strawson

Philip Tonge - Ralph

Edward Ashley - Gregory

Leo Britt - Chisholm



Really just a soap