Summary

JUNGLE CAVALCADE

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Title: JUNGLE CAVALCADE
File Number: AFP-49AM 16mm VTM-49AM Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Documentary
Year: 01/01/1936
Description: B W 1936 Jungle animals are captured & trained Frank Buck 00:33:42:00 B W 1936 ms Native at Bucks main camp performs polishing chore 00:33:48:00 B W 1936 ms Honey Bear cub opens door to his cage and climbs out and on to floor native takes rice from bucket and puts it into dish Cub runs past and two natives chase it in to jungle 00:34:45:00 B W 1936 ms Cub moves thru jungle and walks across sleeping Python 00:34:58:00 B W 1936 ms Natives look for cub 00:35:01:00 B W 1936 ms Cub doubles back crosses over Python now awake again natives watch as Python grabs cub natives run back to camp cub escapes from Python 00:35:19:00 B W 1936 ms The two natives back at camp tell story to third native 00:35:27:00 B W 1936 ms Cub returns to camp and is recaptured by natives who look it over for damage 00:35:45:00 B W 1936 ms White monkey with black markings walks along rail 00:35:49:00 B W 1936 ms Bear cub now tied to post plays with monkey also tied to a post 00:36:12:00 B W 1936 ms Indian Rhinoceros walks into river Buck watches from shore 3 year old Rhinoceros comes out of water and walks around 00:36:49:00 B W 1936 ws Buck supervises natives as they weave net to capture baby Rhinoceros strategy to drive Rhinoceros into net backfires as it panics tears up the net and charges Buck and the natives 00:36:15:00 B W 1936 ws Rhinoceros in panic escape falls into abandoned native well and is captured and caged 00:38:51:00 B W 1936 ms Pig in cage in camp Python gets in cage during the night and swallows pig whole and is unable to get back thru the bars Buck watches as natives lift Python out of pigs cage and is transferred to a capture cage 00:40:31:00 B W 1936 ws ms Buck on seated on Elephant leads group of natives also seated on Elephants - on the Island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) task is to capture wild Elephants 00:40:42:00 B W 1936 ws Group travels thru the bush spots herd of wild Elephants at river leader washes himself in river 00:41:30:00 B W 1936 ms Natives cut lumber tame Elephants push trees down natives dig holes and build corral with the tree trunks - Elephants help tame Elephant is used to test corral wall 00:44:13:00 B W 1936 ms Natives stampede wild elephants into corral and bar the entrance 00:45:12:00 B W 1936 ms Next morning tame Elephants are used to cut out those wild Elephants best suited for domesticating - balance to be turned loose 00:46:36:00 B W 1936 ms In camp white monkey frolics with Honey Bear cub 00:47:10:00 B W 1936 ms Monkey indulges in acrobatics on wood poles two others join in 00:47:34:00 B W 1936 ms Buck and natives build wooden shipping cages 00:47:42:00 B W 1936 ms Pelican runs around camp nipping at natives from behind native chases and grabs Pelican Buck takes Pelican and tries to stuff him into shipping basket - does so with difficulty 00:48:54:00 B W 1936 ms Monkey eats piece of food while sitting on hut roof support Buck watches while using a file 00:49:18:00 B W 1936 ms Python escapes from packing crate and heads for tied up Honey Bear monkeys scream warnings bear tries to climb pole it is tied to Buck turns from feeding caged specimens to see what's happening he grabs rope from natives and lassos snakes head Buck and natives have tough time stuffing snake back into crate 00:51:04:00 B W 1936 ms Buck and native feed caged animals being readied for shipment to Singapore 00:51:31:00 B W 1936 ms Monkey jumps from table to ground to wrestle with bear cub 00:51:39:00 B W 1936 ms Mouse deer has baby in cage Buck reaches in to take baby (one pound and 4 inches high) Buck holds baby in his hand and monkey looks on 00:52:08:00 B W 1936 ms Monkey and bear cub continue playful wrestling 00:52:31:00 B W 1936 ws The caged animals are loaded onto Bull carts for transportation thru the jungle later changed to trucks which arrive at Singapore docks baby elephant is lifted aboard ship using a rope sling 00:53:36:00 B W 1936 ws Sky with large white clouds seen thru palm trees 00:53:42:00 B W 1936 ws Freighter sails across moonlit ocean
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