The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe
Dec 26 1919
•1h 14m
•Adventure, Drama
Through the plan hidden in Astarte's jewelry, Maud Gregaards, Kien-Lung and Consul Madsen get on the trail of the Queen of Sheba's treasure. Their search takes them to Africa, where they want to know from King Makombe the location of the Fire Mountain, near which the legendary city of Ophir, the center of the Astarte cult, is said to be.
Cast
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Mia May
Maud Gregaards
Michael Bohnen
Consul Madsen
Henry Sze
Dr. Kien-Lung
Bamboula
King Makombe
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