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Patrick Swayze returns to romance in new 'King Solomon's Mines'

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From: Daily Breeze
Date: 20040612
Author:Bridget Byrne THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Allan Quatermain captured the public imagination in 1885. The Hallmark Channel believes he still can.

Patrick Swayze plays the adventurer in a new screen adaptation of "King Solomon's Mines," H. Rider Haggard's novel set in 19th-century Africa. The romantic action movie premieres tonight at 5 and 8.

Famous for his romantic roles as the dance instructor in "Dirty Dancing" and the dead lover in "Ghost," Swayze follows in the footsteps of other cinematic Quatermains:

* Sir Cedric Hardwicke headlined a 1937 black-and-white version.

* Stewart Granger strode through the successful 1950 adaptation ...

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