Hunting Big Game in Africa
190925m
Adventure
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genre
- Adventure
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Promoted as authentic safari footage, this early Selig production stages a lion hunt in California rather than Africa. Using animals from Selig’s game preserve and employing a Roosevelt look-alike for cutaways, the film presented itself as a record of Theodore Roosevelt’s celebrated expedition. In reality, it was one of the earliest “fake documentaries,” blending staged action and exotic branding to satisfy audience demand for Roosevelt’s big-game exploits.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Otis Turner, Frank Boggs
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 21, 1909
- Studio
- Selig Polyscope Company
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