The African Queen (film) Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), whose coarse behavior they tolerate in a rather stiff manner. When Charlie warns them that war has broken out between Germany and Britain, the Sayers choose to stay on, only to witness the Germans burn down the mission village and herd the villagers away. When Samuel protests, he is beaten by a German soldier. After the Germans leave, Samuel becomes delirious with fever and soon dies. Charlie returns shortly afterward. He helps Rose bury her brother, and they set off in the "African Queen". Charlie mentions to Rose that the Germans have a gunboat, the "Königin Luise"
Guillaume Sayer Guillaume Sayer Pierre Guillaume Sayer (October 18, 1799 – August 7, 1868) was a Métis fur trader whose trial was a turning point in the ending of the Hudson's Bay Company's (HBC) monopoly of the fur trade in North America. Pierre Guillaume's baptismal record from July 21, 1815 at Pointe-Claire,Quebec indicates that he was born October 18, 1799 and that he was "The natural son of John Sayer of the parish of Sainte Anne." Strangely, however, Pierre Guillaume’s birth year varies between 1779 and 1807 in other original sources. Sayer enlisted as a voyageur with the McTavish, McGillivray & Company