While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.
Production
First major studio film shot on location in Africa.
Practical Effects
Actual lions, actual danger, actual colonial entitlement.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lead actress Edwina Booth caught malaria and schistosomiasis during filming, sued MGM, and basically retired.
This was MGM's biggest hit of 1931 and helped justify decades of 'jungle adventure' racism.
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