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ComedyDramaFantasy
Directed by: Arvind Sridhar
Overview
Records Martin and Osa Johnson's expedition to East Africa, the chief purpose of which was to capture on film rapidly disappearing African wildlife as well as East African peoples (Samburu, Dorobo, etc.) and their customs. Includes extensive footage of elephants, giraffes and lions. Also shown is the lion-spearing ceremony performed by the Lumbwa (part of this sequence was filmed by Carl Akeley and Alfred J. Klein). The film begins with an introduction by Martin and Osa Johnson in formal attire