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