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Elephant Boy

1937-03-12 Adventure 1hr 22m

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

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Storyline

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

  • Released
    1937-03-12
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 22m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Drama, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.4
  • Production
    London Films Productions

Crew

Zoltan Korda
Director
John Collier
Screenplay
Alexander Korda
Producer
Keywords:
elephant expedition human animal relationship jungle india based on short story herd roundup child protagonist mahout asian elephant

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Cast

Sabu

Sabu
Toomai
W.E. Holloway

W.E. Holloway
Toomai's Father
Walter Hudd

Walter Hudd
Petersen
Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes
Machua Appa
Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon
Rham Lahl
D.J. Williams

D.J. Williams
Hunter
Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Commissioner
Iravatha

Iravatha
Kala Nag (uncredited)
Harry Lane

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Bit Part (uncredited)
Udham Singh

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Reviews for Elephant Boy
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-20

This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story pub... read more

This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story published in 1893. When an elephant goes on the rampage, only the young boy - the son and grandson of a mahout - can calm it down and in so doing attracts the attention of the leader of a hunting party "Petersen" (Walter Hudd) who agrees to take him on a hunt. What now ensues is a series of adventures that cause the boy to grow up quickly - and sometimes quite harshly. It's one of those films that rather glorifies the Raj and objectifies the local population, but having been filmed on the private reserve of the Maharajah of Mysore, the photography and authenticity of the story helps give it extra credence that, perhaps, the rather banal dialogue compromises. Sabu used to be the Maharajah's stable boy, so if nothing else the film serves as an excellent springboard for this charming and engaging young actor to get to Hollywood. Interestingly ironic that is was nominated for the "Mussolini Cup" in 1937.... I would not call this an exciting film to watch but it is - of it's time - an interesting one.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story published in 1893. When an elephant goes on the rampage, only the young boy - the son and grandson of a...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-20

This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story published in 1893. When an elephant goes on the rampage, only t...

read more