Untamed Africa (Warner Bros.) (1933)

OUR FEATURES... SHORTS ADVANCE 4000 Wild Beasts Captured by Intrepid Director of Thrilling “Untamed Africa” Most Sensational Wild Animal Sequences Ever Filmed in Dark Continent, Now Being Shown at Strand Theatre Wynant D. Hubbard, head of the two-year filming expedition into the veldts and bush of upper Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa, the results of which have been released by Vitagraph, Inc., under the general title of “Untamed Africa,” is a man of varied experiences and accomplishments. He has had many years’ experience with wild animals and has made so close a study of African wild life that he is regarded as an authority CURRENT “Untamed Africa” Filmed at Great Personal Risk Daring Explorers Braved Poisonous Water, Snakes, Hostile Natives and Wild Animals During Jaunt Dangers in many forms and in various guises lurk for the unwary in the veldts and jungles of Africa—the mysterious and fascinating Africa which no hunter of big game, whether by rifle or camera, can resist. Not alone is the hardy adventurer in danger of death or mutilation from the many ferocious wild beasts which inhabit its plains and jungles, but peril lurks for him in the water which he is forced to drink and to bathe in. It is dangerous to bathe in the water collected from the stagnant pools without first boiling for twenty-five ge ENF EO SFiS CTT es : on that subject. A graduate of Harvard University, where he studied geology and mining engineering, Mr. Hubbard always had a leaning towards animals. He confesses that much of his time at Harvard was put in at the Boston zoo training wild animals. Football Star He was also a star on the Harvard football team. But neither of those student day avocations prevented him from pursuing the courses in his selected vocation. He followed his profession for a time in Labrador, Greenland and South Africa, but when the company which sent him to Rhodesia went “bust,” Mr. Hubbard revived his interest in wild animals. He began to capture, tame and train the African beasts of prey. He estimates that he has captured between 3,000 and 4,000 wild animals, taming and training several hundred of them. <A. large share of his captures were sent to America for exhibi= ccansigeiniel CNA . . se and sivene 3 ADVANCE > Pictures Call Him It was another motion picture which first aroused his interest in filming the habitats and customs of wild animals and later led to the two-year photographing expedition into the veldts and bush of upper Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa, the highlights of which Vitagraph has assembled and is releasing under the title of “Untamed Africa,” which comes to the .... Theatre next. <>: Mr. Hubbard is the author of two books on African wild life, “Wild Animals” and the recently published “Bong’kwe” (which means in African speech the wild buffalo) and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. “Untamed Africa” contains the most sensational wild animal sequences ever filmed in Africa—a fight between a lioness and _a hyena, filmed at close range; a buffalo stampede; lions attacking the water buffalo; and natives hunting lions armed only with spears. ‘It is a picture to thrill the kiddies and _ OFF Apannel Dor a ; a Oxen Fight Lions in J ungle Picture, “Untamed Africa” In the thrilling Vitagraph, Inc., feature picture, “Untamed Africa,” . . Lheatre which opens at the. . next ....., there are innumerable feats of savage beasts and savage men—perils experienced by the intrepid explorers—and dangers from poisonous insects and reptiles, from tainted water, and insufficient food supply—but none of the strange exciting sequences outdoes that in which oxen, usually supposed to be the mildest of animals, bravely lions. All big game hunters, whether with gun or camera, look forward to obtaining specimens of the king of beasts. All other game seems to sink into insignificance, when compared with his lordship, the lion. This is so, at least, until the hunters have actually run up against one of these fearless denizens of the Dark Continent. Lion hunting is a sport with white men, but with African savages it is an absolute necessity, if they would keep their flocks from being ravaged. Lion hunting, in spite of this fact, maintains its hold over the imagination of the blacks as it does over redblooded white men. “Untamed Africa,” which was filmed over two years by Wynant D. Hubbard, Fellow of the American Geographic Society, and is being released by Vitagraph, records the sensational sight of "Untamed Africa” Is a Jungle Thriller “Untamed Africa,” the much-talkedof Vitagraph feature, has been booked by Manager.... of the... . Theatre for an early showing, starting next .... “Untamed Africa” was filmed over a period of two years by Wynant D. Hubbard, the noted explorer and Fellow of the American Geographic Society. It is said to be the most exciting adventure picture of the Dark Continent ever filmed. “Untamed Africa” is a film which will interest everybody in the family. Besides being entertaining it is instructive, and better than a hundred lessons in geography. Page Four resist the attack of two infuriated a herd of native oxen defending themselves against lions. You see one of the lions after having leaped on the body of the long-horned ox, when claws and teeth are tearing the flesh of the mild creature. Next you see the oxen forming themselves into a circle, their bodies pressed together, facing the oncoming peril. One of the lions gets a broken leg, and a native is seen spearing the wounded beast, from the top of the bamboo wall. The other lion escapes and is pursued by the natives into the jungle and captured alive. An amazing thing about the Hubbard expedition is the fact that the wife and small son and smaller daughter of the explorer accompanied him on his perilous adventure. ‘They are seen in “Untamed Africa.” ‘This is a feature picture that all the family should see. Nobody who has seen “Untamed Africa” will ever forget it. Explorer Traps Lion “Untamed Africa,” Wynant D. Hubbard’s great adventure film, which comes to the .... Theatre next...., shows in detail the dangers encountered by the adventurer in trapping specimens of the King of Beasts. While on his two-year expedition into Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa, Hubbard caught practically every species of African animal and reptile except the giraffe, which is not found in that section of the mysterious Dark Continent. “Untamed Africa” is a Vitagraph release. Fil a i @ : minutes; to drink it without first sterilizing it’ means a tormented death! In other ways nature lies in wait for the unwary white man who invades the silences and wastes of the Dark Continent. There is a flower to smell of which is fatal. It is the gorgeous African water lily whose bright colors attract the eye and invite the nostrils to inhale the fragrance which its glorious tints promise. But woe to him who yields to that temptation. The above are but a few of the perils which were faced by Wynant D. Hubbard, noted traveler, author and authority on the wild life of Africa who spent two years in Africa filming the habits and customs of the natives and the wild life which abounds on the veldts. Mr. Hubbard and his cam “Untamed Africa” “Untamed Africa,” said to be the most unusual and thrilling motion picture ever to come out of the Dark Continent, has been booked from Vitagraph, Inc., for the... . Theatre by Manager.... The picture is an authentic portrayal of the lives and habits of the beasts of prey in the wilds of upper Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa which have been less frequently visited by white men than any other portion of the Dark Continent. Wynant D. Hubbard, author, traveler and Fellow of the American Geographical Society, spent two years in that section ot Africa at the head of the Vitagraph filming expedition which obtained over 103,000 feet of film. Deadly Puff Adder Easy to Capture The puff adder is one of the deadliest of African snakes and not even the boldest of men would care to undertake to capture it with: their bare hands. Yet Wynant D. Hubbard, whose “Untamed Africa,” a Vitagraph feature picture, is now at the.... Theatre, says, “It is an easy matter to capture these deadly serpents if one knows how to go about it. The adder is first stunned with blows from a long stick. Then its head is held tight to the ground with the stick while the capturer seizes it in his bare hands just back of the head and quickly drops it into a sack held by his black bearer.” “Untamed Africa” is the featured attraction at the ... . Theatre and will be there for .... days. "Untamed Africa” Coming to Strand “Untamed Africa,” the exciting Vitagraph feature made in the African wilds by an expedition led by Wynant D. Hubbard, of the American Geographical Society, comes to the... . Theatre .... next. The perils of the unconquered continent—weird peoples —weird customs—struggles between savagery and civilization all are pictured in this remarkable picture which took two years to film. eraman, W. Earle Frank, obtained a wealth of pictorial material on the wild game of those regions which has been incorporated into “Untamed Africa,” being released by Vitagraph, Inc., and which is now showing at the * ¢ie oa eames The picture forms an amazing story of the adventures with wild animals and natives which befell the members of the photographing expedition. “Untamed Africa” is a vivid, thrilling, educational and entertaining account of the beginning of their safari trom Choma into the desert wastes of the great veldt with fast action sequences that are hair-raising in their terocious realism. “A SHORTS African Perils Filmed feature picture, which will be shown at the... . Theatre neat «> « 9.458 a graphic picture of the struggle for existence in the matted, steaming~ depths of the tropical wastes of the African jungles. Wynant D. Hubbard, big game hunter who headed the filming expedition, spent most of his time in constant peril of death threatened by the man-hunting animals, poisoned swamps and deadly reptiles. Hubbard was accompanied by his wife and two small children, all of whom emerged unscathed from the experience. Kiddies Accompanied African Expedition “Untamed Africa,” a Vitagraph feature picture, now at the... . Theatre, was made in the jungles of Africa by the expedition in charge of Wynant D. Hubbard, Fellow of the American Geographical Society. Hubbard was accompanied by his wife and two young children and his cameraman, W. Earle Frank, as well as the hundreds of blacks who made up his “safari.” Many of the scenes of “Untamed Africa” were taken at great personal risk. Among the adventures shown is the forming of the caravan, which started out with one hundred and sixty oxen and returned with but thirtyseven. Bogged in mud holes, infested with poisonous insects, forty-five days were taken to travel 135 miles into the interior. Water Buffalo More Dreaded Than Lion Wynant D. Hubbard, the famous explorer, who, over a term of two years, filmed the thrilling feature picture, “Untamed Africa,’ now presented by Vitagraph, Inc., at the .... Theatre, says that of all the wild animals of the Dark Continent, none is so dreaded as the water buffalo. Even the lion takes second place when it comes to rating of jungle bad actors. “Untamed Africa” is said to be the most exciting picture of African adventure ever filmed. “Untamed Africa,” the Vitagraph |