Bambi meets Tarzan with a body count—1930s nature propaganda hits different.
Practical Effects
Real animals somehow trained to coexist on camera
Cinematography
Stunning Sequoia location shooting, no green screen
Production
Two directors because one couldn't handle the chaos
Director
Chester M. Franklin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was shot on location in Sequoia National Park with animals from a private zoo, and several crew members were injured during production.
Released the same year as the Hays Code fully took effect, this was among the last films to show such graphic animal violence before stricter censorship.
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