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12/03/1937 Adventure, Drama, Family 1h 22m
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Overview

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

  1. Zoltan Korda

    Director

  2. Robert Flaherty

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sabu

    Toomai

  2. W.E. Holloway

    Toomai's Father

  3. Walter Hudd

    Petersen

  4. Allan Jeayes

    Machua Appa

  5. Bruce Gordon

    Rham Lahl

  6. D.J. Williams

    Hunter

  7. Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Commissioner

  8. Iravatha

    Kala Nag (uncredited)

  9. Harry Lane

    Bit Part (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-20
This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story published in 1893. When an elephant goes on the rampage, only the young boy - the son and grandson of a mahout - can calm it down and in so doing attracts the attention of the leader of a hunting party "Petersen" (Walter Hudd) who agrees to take him on a hunt. What now ensues is a series of adventures that cause the boy to grow up quickly - and sometimes quite harshly. It's one of those films that rather glorifies the Raj and objectifies the local population,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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