Something of Value is a 1957 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, and Sidney Poitier.

A humiliated Kimani disappears from the camp, but, after being injured when his foot is caught in a trap, is rescued by Peter, who carries him home on his back.

Kimani suggests that they must assume the roles of master and serf, but Peter refuses to change their relationship.

After Karanja is arrested and sentenced to jail, Henry argues with the Crown consul that if the whites continue to take away the tribal elders' authority, the tribe children will begin to disrespect their own way of life and, he warns, disrespect the colonial Christian God.

As Kenya becomes increasingly tension-filled, Henry and other white settlers question the workers' wives about the sudden disappearance of many of their mates, but the frightened women do not respond.

Peter subsequently returns home exhausted and unable to express his feelings to Holly because of moral torment he suffers from the events.

When Henry and Peter return to the camp, they find Joe cruelly torturing Njogu for information.

Henry then sends Holly and Elizabeth, who is pregnant with Jeff's child, to Nairobi for protection.

When he suggests to Holly that they leave the country for a while, she tells him she loves Africa and wants to return home.

Kimani escapes with his infant son into the jungle, where Peter finds him in a cave and explains that they were both betrayed.

When his old friend flees with a rifle, Peter pushes Kimani, causing the gun to slip from his hand.

[4] Producer Pandro S. Berman assigned the script to Richard Brooks, who undertook a research trip to Kenya.

[5] At one stage British actor Bill Travers, then under contract to MGM, was discussed as a possible lead.