The read
Most of the 236 1940s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BartonDirector
- Earl BaldwinScreenplay
- Walter SchumannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bud AbbottBuzz Johnson
- Lou CostelloStanley Livington
- Clyde BeattyClyde Beatty
- Frank BuckFrank Buck
- Buddy BaerBoot Wilson
- Hillary BrookeDiana Emerson
- Shemp HowardGunner
- Joe BesserHarry
- Max BaerGrappler McCoy
- Burt WenlandBobo
- Arthur HechtMr. Mercer (uncredited)
- Bill WalkerInterpreter (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
africagorillacrocodilelionsafarislapstick comedyjungleblack and whitecannibalpsychotronicbig game hunter