Lowell Thomas
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| - | '''''Africa Speaks!''''' is a 1930 American documentary film directed by [[Walter Futter]] and narrated by [[Lowell Thomas]]. It is an [[exploitation film]]. | + | '''Lowell Jackson Thomas''' (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, actor, [[Television presenter|broadcaster]], and traveler, best remembered for publicising [[T. E. Lawrence]] (Lawrence of Arabia). He was also involved in promoting the [[Cinerama]] widescreen system. |
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| - | ==Premise== | + | |
| - | [[Paul L. Hoefler]] heads a 1928 expedition to Africa capturing wildlife and tribes on film. | + | |
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| - | ==Production== | + | |
| - | Although the film was shot over the fourteen months of the expedition in the [[Serengeti]] and in [[Uganda]], a scene involving an attack by a lion on a native was apparently staged at the [[Selig Polyscope Company|Selig Zoo]] in Los Angeles and involved a toothless lion. | + | |
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| - | Hoefler wrote a book entitled ''Africa Speaks'' about the expedition that was published in 1931. | + | |
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| - | ==References in popular culture== | + | |
| - | The title of the film was parodied in the 1940 cartoon ''[[Africa Squeaks]]'' and the 1949 [[Abbott and Costello]] film ''[[Africa Screams]]''. | + | |
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| - | == DVD release == | + | |
| - | ''Africa Speaks'' was released on [[DVD region code|Region 0]] [[DVD-R]] by [[Alpha Video]] on July 7, 2015. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Goona-goona epic]] | + | |
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Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicising T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). He was also involved in promoting the Cinerama widescreen system.
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