Film
Hunting Big Game in Africa
1909 · 25m · Adventure
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Overview
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.
Crew
- Otis TurnerDirector
- Frank BoggsDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 21, 1909
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Adventure
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