White hunters in a Malayan jungle stalk a white tiger and bait their trap with a native girl. Captain Rogers to the rescue but falls for the Colonel's daughter.
Practical Effects
Real tigers! Real jungle! Real uncomfortable colonial gaze!
Costume
Hollywood's idea of 'native' attire hasn't aged well.
Director
Clyde E. Elliott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Java with actual Indonesian actors, then buried under Hollywood's 'savage' narrative machine.
Mamo Clark also played a native girl in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'—typecasting was brutal in 1938.
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