NATIVE AFRICA

Series: World Parade Series

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Castle Films

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Available in the following lengths and prices from the producer and all authorized sales distributors: 100ft-si-$2.75; 360ft-si-$8.75; 350ft-sd-$17.50. An intimate filming of tribal customs and primitive existence in the kraals, and an unstaged picture of wild life in its natural habitat. "Rounding the Cape of Good Hope, a brief visit is made in the great modern city of Capetown, from which quick transition is made to the rolling plains of the interior and finally the jungle itself. The humped African cattle are guarded jealously, and the size of a man's herd establishes his social standing in the tribe as well as the number of wives he may have. Markings on the faces and body designate the wearer's relationship to family or sect. Children squat on the ground of the village street while the women procure milk from the cow for immediate consumption on the spot. Monkey see, monkey do, and plague the youngsters. A father teaches his young how to build a fire by the same method that now is taught all Scouts. In contrast is one of the rarest of movie shots ever to come from Africa. It is a sequence in which a father lion teaches his cub something about the rough ways of the jungle. The ferocious African elephant is shown in his natural settings, and then, trained, to do the hard work of the jungle. Baby lion cubs guard the den in the absence of their parents. There are herds of zebra, giraffes and other denizens of the jungle. A fine closeup study shows a magnificent tropical spider at its web. 'Native tribal dances are witnessed, as is the novel way in which native girls fish in the rushing rapids of the Zambesi. The movie concludes with beautiful shots of the great Victoria Falls.' Don White in Educational screen

Complete Record: Series: World parade series Dewey number: 916.8 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-si-sd Distributors / rental: Division of Visual Instruction, University of Alberta

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946