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Caption: Tom-toms fill the jungle with their primitive rhythms as Nina, Peru and Trader Horn flee from the pursuing Isorgi savages !
Starring Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Mutia Omoolu, Olive Golden. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
This production was an amazing undertaking in 1931. American filmmaking with sound and location shooting was unheard of and with the country still feeling the effects of the depression also quite a gamble. This is a fascinating tale of a real life adventure with a dose of Hollywood shenanigans thrown in.
The movie tells of the adventures of real-life trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn on safari in Africa. The fictional part includes the discovery of a white blonde jungle queen, the lost daughter of a missionary, played by Miss Booth. The realistic part includes a scene in which Carey as Horn swings on a vine across a river filled with genuine crocodiles, one of which comes very close to taking his leg off.
The following review is by an anonymous writer.......I note a number of misconceptions about this great old flick, or maybe some viewers are missing a few things. Sure, Harry Carey refers to some of the tribes-people herein as savages. But, look, on a daily basis they will kill you, cook you, shrink your head, and eat what's left. If that isn't savage, I'd like to know what is. The tribes-people pictured here aren't the Dead End Kids waiting for a weekly visit from their case worker. Yes, Carey refers to his man Friday as a black so-and-so, but the so-and-so comes off looking highly noble in the script, and Carey pays him due tribute. As for Carey playing the part of a hardened Congo guide, he does a mighty fine job of rendering a realistic character, just as would John Wayne, Charleton Heston, or Clint Eastwood. In the War on Poverty days I could see some misguided soul casting Anthony Perkins in the role, but it seems to me Mr. Carey does a superb job. Another reviewer remarked Carey falls in love with the rescued captive; I disagree. Carey had pledged to protect her and return her to civilization. One person from whom he tries to protect her is the naive, erotically smitten Duncan Renaldo ("Peru"), whose character is the opposite of Trader Horn's. Trader Horn knows what's out there and what to watch for; Peru is a total newbie whose missteps could get everyone killed and cooked, including himself. I think this film's characters, story, and production handily outdo any jungle flick made since then. Kinda scary, too. So scary, in fact, and so real, I wouldn't recommend it for the kiddies. Revisionist historians stay clear; in 1931, this is really what Darkest Africa was like.
Summary:
Deep in the heart of Africa, famous hunter, explorer Aloysius Horn, known as Trader Horn due to his bartering skills, tells Peru, the son of his best friend, that he was the first white man to set eyes on the river on which they are sailing. When their boat approaches a small African village that is bustling with activity, the natives welcome the visitors, and Trader asks to be taken to the chief. Though Trader warns Peru of the savage nature of the natives, Peru is nevertheless shocked when he sees a human skeleton displayed on a public cross. The white men's visit is soon interrupted by the ominous sound of a distant drum beat, known as "ju-ju," which the Africans, as well as Trader, know signals the impending attack of the brutal Masai warriors. Trader explains to Peru that when the Masai and the Kukua tribes get together, "the devil is certainly involved," and suggests that they move on. That night, the men, with their African guide, Renchero, set up camp, but they are awakened by the unexpected arrival of the white missionary woman, Edith Trent. Edith, a friend of Trader, whom Trader calls the bravest woman in all of Africa, informs him that she intends to go above the Opanga Falls and into Isorgi country in order to find her missing daughter Nina, who is believed to be living among the Isorgi. Trader warns Edith of the dangers of traveling during ju-ju and offers to accompany her, but she refuses, claiming that the presence of a male with guns will only startle the warriors into violence. Edith consents, however, to allow Trader and his companions to follow her at a distance, on the condition that he continue her search if something should happen to her. Not long after the expedition begins, Trader and Peru discover Edith's body by the river. They proceed to bury it under rocks and mark it for witch doctors, who will later dig it up and make charms out of it. As they promised Edith, Trader and Peru take up her search for Nina, and on the trail find themselves in the company of giraffes, leopards, ostriches, warthogs, zebras and other creatures. After Trader and Peru finally locate Nina, they soon realize that she is the sadistic white goddess of the village in which she lives, and that she plans to sacrifice her new visitors by tying them to crosses and burning them. At the last minute, though, Nina has a change of heart, orders their release, and plans an escape with them from the bushmen, who have turned on her. The goddess escorts the men across the lake, and they brave the perils in their path, including a lion attack. During the course of their journey, Peru and Nina fall in love, and when they kiss, Trader insists that he separate from them for the remainder of the trip. The sound of the enemy tribe's approach sends them scattering, Peru with Nina, and Trader with Renchero. The next morning, Trader discovers that Renchero has sacrificed his life in order to protect him and mourns the loss of his friend. Meanwhile, Peru and Nina are shown to safety by a tribe of pygmies, and they are eventually reunited with Trader. Peru tells Trader that he is taking Nina back to civilization to educate her, and as they sail off, Trader sees an image of Renchero in the clouds on the horizon.
The following onscreen acknowledgment appears in the film's titles: "M-G-M acknowledges Governors and governmental officials of the Territory of Tanganyika, the Protectorate of Uganda, the Colony of Kenya, the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, [and] the Belgian Congo, whose courtesy and cooperation made this picture possible...and the director offers his thanks for the courageous and efficient services of the White Hunters, Maj. W. V. D. Dickinson, A. S. Waller, Esq., J. H. Barnes, Esq., [and] H. R. Stanton, Esq., who were chiefly responsible for the expedition's ability to traverse 14,000 miles of African velt and jungle."
According to a FD news item, following its publication, Trader Horn became one of the best-selling books of its time. The film was the first non-documentary film to be shot almost entirely on location in Africa. A Jan 1930 AC article notes that the film was nearly half completed when the studio informed the crew in Africa that Hollywood was sending a sound crew to meet them. They were told that "the world was demanding its pictures all-talking." According to an Apr 1931 Photo article, M-G-M secretly sent a second unit to Tecate, Mexico, away from American laws that secured the ethical treatment of animals, to film scenes of animals fighting with each other, which they were unable to capture on film in Africa. In Mexico, lions were reportedly starved for several days in order to ensure immediate and particularly vicious attacks on hyenas, monkeys and deer.
Modern sources relate the following information about the film: Tim McCoy was originally chosen to play the title role; Thelma Todd was tested for the part of "Nina" and M-G-M production head Irving Thalberg reportedly considered Jeanette MacDonald for the part. During the filming of a scene in which white hunter Major W. V. D. Dickinson and director W. S. Van Dyke doubled for the leading men, a charging rhino nearly killed Dickinson, who incorrectly thought that the director was in distress and jumped into the rhino's path to protect him. During production, Van Dyke and many of his crew contracted malaria and were treated with quinine. Despite the British authorities' insistence that no one travel to the Murchison Falls, a known sleeping-sickness area, the director took his crew there for filming. The production was marred by at least two fatal disasters. In the first instance, a native crew member fell into a river and was eaten by a crocodile; in the other incident, which was captured on film, a native boy was struck by a charging rhino. Misfortunes of lesser consequence on the African location included flash floods, sunstroke, swarming locusts and tsetse-fly and ant attacks. Despite months of sound filming, almost all of the dialogue sequences in the film were re-shot on M-G-M's Culver City backlot after the troupe returned from Africa because of the poor quality of the location footage. As the script called for speaking scenes involving African natives Mutia Omoolu and Riano Tindama, they were brought back to Hollywood for additional shooting. With all the production activity in Culver City, rumors began circulating in Hollywood that the entire production was filmed on the M-G-M lot and that the African expedition did not take place. For this reason, the studio decided to scrap the backlot footage of Marjorie Rambeau, who had replaced Olive Golden as "Edith Trent." Modern sources add the following credits: Red Golden, Asst dir ; Josephine Chippo, Script clerk ; John McClain, Press agent and Miss Gordon, Hairdresser . Although modern sources indicate that the film was originally released with a short introduction in which director Cecil B. DeMille discusses the film's authenticity with author Alfred Aloysius Horn, and that the three-minute introduction was deleted from the negative in 1936, when the picture was re-issued, neither the viewed print nor the cutting continuity contain the introduction. The final production cost was pegged at $3,000,000.
Leading actor Harry Carey was married to actress Olive Golden. According to modern sources, following publicized rumors of an affair between stars Duncan Renaldo and Edwina Booth (formerly Josephine Woodruff) during production, Renaldo's wife, Suzette, filed for divorce and later filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Booth for "alienation of affection." On 17 Jan 1931, Duncan Renaldo was arrested on charges that he entered the United States illegally and was later sentenced to two years in federal prison. After serving less than two years, Renaldo received a pardon from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1936, after which he left the country, re-entered legally and became a U. S. citizen. Booth contracted a rare tropical disease while filming in Africa that affected her nervous system and reportedly forced her to remain confined to a darkened room for the better part of six years.
Trader Horn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture of the 1930-31 season, and director W. S. Van Dyke was awarded the Red Cross Medal by the Japanese government for his outstanding achievement in direction.
Direct Rail services class 37's No.37610 T.S. (Ted) Cassidy 14.5.61-6.4.08 and No. 37716 work past Blackhall rocks, County Durham with 6E44 the 07:40 Carlisle Kingmoor to Seaton-on-Tees flask train.
37610 was named in memory of the former head of engineering for DRS in 2006 who passed away aged 46.
June, 1963. Amsterdam, Nederlands. Intersection of Leidseplein and Marnixstraat.
Photographed by David C. Cook. Most of my grandfather's photos are organized by location, but this small set was bound and labeled as "Transportation."
Today's Daily Shoot Make a photograph dominated by the color blue fits right in with a requirement by Canadian Direct to renew the insurance policy on my 1991 Miata. They want to be sure that it is, bodywise, in good condition. I had to submit photos from both front and rear.
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in the right direction...
this makes me think of alice in wonderland.
this is saturdays. i couldnt take a photo yesterday.. cos i was too busy taking the one i missed on friday. oops :p
lets hope i actually upload todays today. ehehe.
the sequel to this
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The bodyside of 20305 looks a bit worse for wear whilst at Sheffield Midland partnering 20303 on the 3S12 0726 Sheffield - Wrenthorpe Sidings.
Rostered to be the final day of RHTT working in the South Yorkshire area tomorrow , 20302/303/305 have stumbled there way through the 2018 season , remains to be seen whether DRS will give the old girls a clean before parking them up to await there fate.
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It's been a while since I've uploaded and a while since a bed jump.
Jump Count = 19
Bed's Broken = This would be the second.
I've been busy with work and have taken some photos I would love to share but I am not allowed to do so at the moment, radiohead in particular but at this moment I'm off to Boulder Colorado to meet my girl's mother and hang out with her family. It wIll be a great trip. I'm not sure if I'm more excited about getting away from Toronto or about experiencing the rockies.
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Direct Rail Services 66424 "Driver Paul Scrivens 1969 - 2021" heads through Besford working the 4V44 1045 Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Victa Westlink Rail to Wentloog Freight Terminal Freightliner Tesco Liners.
68022 'Resolution' hauls the Hull & Leeds Executive Railtour the 1Z11 06:00 Willington to London Kings Cross through Selby Station and on the way to Hull.
Directed and Multimedia Design by Mario El Caponi Mendoza
Written by Caridad Svich
Associate Director and Photo by Alyssa Hitchcock
A6 Direct Mail piece created for Cox and Kings. Printed on GF Smith Paper with a multi-level embossed and foil blocked cover with vintage travel illustrations inside.
Waits To Work The 3S13 09.28 Sheffield To Woodburn Jn Via Gainsborough Central And Worksop According To Realtime Trains The Route And Timings Were
Sheffield [SHF] 09.28 . 09.27 1E
Nunnery Main Line Jn 09.30 . 09.29 1/4 RT
Woodburn Jn 09.32 . 09.31 1/2 RT
Darnall 09.33 No Report
Woodhouse 09.36 1/2 No Report
Woodhouse Jn 09.37 No Report
Kiveton Bridge 09.42 1/2 No Report
Kiveton Park 09.44 . 09.43 1/2 RT
Brancliffe East Jn 09.46 . 09.45 3/4 RT
Shireoaks 09.48 . 09.46 1/4 1E
Shireoaks East Jn 09.49 . 09.48 1/2 RT
Worksop 09.50 . 09.50 1/2 RT
Thrumpton West Jn 09.57 . 09.57 1/2 RT
Retford 09.59 . 09.59 3/4 RT
Clarborough Jn 10.06 . 10.20 1/4 14L
West Burton West Jn 10.12 . 10.23 11L
Gainsborough Trent Jns 10.18 . 10.32 1/4 14L
Gainsborough Central [GNB] 10.21 To 10.30 No Report
Gainsborough Trent Jns 10.34 . 10.40 6L
West Burton West Jn 10.37 . 10.42 1/4 5L
Clarborough Jn 10.40 . 10.45 1/4 5L
Retford 10.47 . 10.49 3/4 2L
Thrumpton West Jn 10.49 . 10.50 1/2 1L
Worksop [WRK] 10.58 To 11.00 10.59 1/2 . 11.01 1/4 1L
Shireoaks East Jn 11.03 . 11.03 1/2 RT
Shireoaks West Jn 11.04 1/2 . 11.04 1/4 RT
Shireoaks 11.05 . 11.05 1/4 RT
Brancliffe East Jn 11.07 . 11.06 1/4 RT
Kiveton Park 11.10 . 11.08 1/2 1E
Kiveton Bridge 11.11 1/2 No Report
Woodhouse Jn 11.16 No Report
Woodhouse 11.17 No Report
Darnall 11.22 1/2 No Report
Woodburn Jn 11.25 . 11.23 2E
Direct Rail Serivces 57312 'Sloway Princess' awaits the off from Birmingham International, whilst dropping passengers off, with the Northern Belle to Coventry working 1Z48, 12:25 BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL - 18:57 COVENTRY.
Monday 18/12/2017.
DRS work a significant number of specials and this one was at the luxury end of the market. Pathfinder Tours The Easter Chieftan was a four day land cruise of northern Scotland. 37259 & 37605 haul Day 1's 06.05 Cardiff - Inverness leg over the Aire at Brotherton on a dull Good Friday afternoon in Yorkshire. 30th March 2018
Direct Rail Services 66430 is seen passing through Cowie near Larbert on 07th June 2020 with 4D47 13:10 Inverness Freight Sidings to Mossend Up Yard, Tesco/Stobart Intermodal train.
Direct Rail Services' Class 57/3 57 307 "Lady Penelope" buffers up to the block at Euston having rescued 92 020 after a serious incident involving a collision with collapsed Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) in Kensal Green Tunnels.
Locos do not usually buffer up to the block in this way, but due to there also being two Class 92s and 16x Mk5 sleeper coaches to fit into Platform 15, every inch was needed to keep 92 014 at the other end just about within the signal.
92 020 at the head of the Caledonian Sleeper Up Lowlander (1M11) collided with the OHLE that had come down in the tunnels just after 0617 that morning. After several hours, passengers were detrained and 57307 arrived from Rugby (via Euston) as 1Z99 (Thunderbird) to rescue 1M11 (now 5M11). The 57 dragged the stricken train into Euston to allow further inspection and passengers to collect their belongings.
Fortunately the driver of escaped injury, however the 92 suffered various equipment and bodywork damage, including broken windscreen, ripped off horn and various dents, scratches and scorch marks.
Explored #496, 30 September 2006
Canon Rebel XTi (400D)
EF 100mm f2.8
A series of my fence shots.
I almost missed this shot. Good thing I was finding a reason to finish the remaing MB left on my camera. I am glad I stopped in look and there it was.
River Park
Calgary AB
I stood & watched in Wigan Bus Station & saw the Cumfybus Ltd (Bolton Depot) Bus pull away & behind the Rotala Blue Diamond Bus pulling in. Rotala, whom recently bought out Atherton based South Lancs Travel will no doubt make their presence felt in the Bolton, Trafford, Salford, & Wigan but I was wondering to myself could they be any threat to the remaining small operators within the Bolton & Wigan areas?
Soft Palate Dentistry (2,000 square feet)
Direct Auto & Life Insurance (2,000 square feet)
1734 & 1736-A East Little Creek Road, Little Creek Square, Norfolk, VA
Soft Palate opened in April 2017; it was previously a HairCrafters, then became a BestCuts sometime in the early-mid 2000s.
Direct was originally part of an Elaine Powers Figure Salons, which opened in the early 1970s. It became LivingWell Lady Fitness Center in 1985, which relocated here in November 1985.
First of the eight Airport Direct buses to lose it's Menzies Aviation sliver livery in favour of standard Centrebus colours is 780. This Scania CN94UB Omnicity has received new style route branding for these Leeds/Bradford Airport routes and is seen here operating route 747.
You can also see First Bradford's loan Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 32025 following on behind on Bridge Street while operating route 680. This bus seems to be seeing more public service than the one in Leeds having been out on both this route and Overground 'Orange Line' route 636 last week.
Direct Rail Services Class 37/6 locomotives 37603 and 37601 start to being run round operations at Kingswear station, having just completed the 263 mile run from Crewe at the head of Pathfinder Tours "The Dartmouth Flyer"
This is the 7 mile preserved railway that runs between Paignton and Kingswear which is operated by the Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company.
29th August 2014