Description: See My other items I Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders !! This photo is from a large collection of MGM Studio Production Stills from the 1931 Adventure movie Trader Horn. Many of these photos are one of a kind and many never seen before Behind The Scenes Photos of the MGM Team on Safari. They were obtained at auction of an estate of a former MGM publicist. Trader Horn is a 1931 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Harry Carey and Edwina Booth. It is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The film is based on the book of the same name by trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius Horn and tells of adventures on safari in Africa. The film's dialogue was written by Cyril Hume. John Thomas Neville and Dale Van Every wrote the adaption. Trader Horn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931.Edwina Booth, the female lead, contracted a career-ending illness while filming in Africa, for which she later sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Many accidents and delays occurred during filming in Africa. Many of the crew, including the director W.S. Van Dyke, contracted malaria. An African crewman fell into a river and was eaten by a crocodile, while another was killed by a charging rhinoceros. The rhinoceros was captured on film and the scene was used in the final print. Swarms of many insects, including locusts and tse-tse flies, were common and cast and crew were perpetually bitten or stung. Female lead Edwina Booth became infected, probably with malaria or schistosomiasis during filming. It took six years for her to fully recover from this and other conditions she endured. She retired from acting soon after and sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The case was settled out of court. A sound crew, sent halfway through filming, were unable to produce good quality work. This resulted in most of the dialogue sequences being reshot at the MGM studios in Culver City, California. This caused rumors that the entire production had been filmed there, so most of this footage was cut from the final release. Many animal scenes were filmed in Tecate, Mexico, by a second unit to avoid the American laws on the ethical treatment of animals. For example, lions were reportedly starved to promote vicious attacks on hyenas, monkeys and deer. The film earned $1,642,000 in rentals in the United States and Canada and $1,953,000 overseas for a total of $3,595,000. Subsequent reissues added a further $596,000 bringing its total worldwide rental to $4,191,000 and a profit to $1.3 million. Cast Harry Carey as Aloysius 'Trader' HornEdwina Booth as Nina Trent, The White GoddessDuncan Renaldo as PeruMutia Omoolu as Rencharo, Horn's native translator and majordomoOlive Golden as Edith TrentBob Kortman (scenes deleted)Marjorie Rambeau as Edith Trent (scenes deleted)C. Aubrey Smith as St. Clair, a Trader (uncredited)Riano Tindama as Witch Doctor (uncredited)
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Size: 8 x 10 in
Image Color: Black & White
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, Actress, Radio
Modified Item: No
Vintage: Yes
Type: Photograph
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Format: Movie Still
Year of Production: 1931
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Theme: Celebrities, Fantasy, Glamor, History, Movies, Music, People, Television, Theater, Western
Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Finish: Glossy