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Wild Cargo

1934 1h 36m Documentary List
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World famous trapper Frank Buck travels to the wilds of Ceylon, Sumatra and northern India in his continuing quest to trap unique and rare wilds animals and reptiles. Buck and his assistants build a corral in the jungles to assist in their work and soon bag a Malayan tapir. After watching a python kill a leopard, Buck traps the enormous snake. Later Buck captures a cassowary bird and a leopard, then acting on the advice of a local tribal leader, moves in on a herd of exotic white buffalo.

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Otis Ferguson The New Republic Some of its dramatic passages I suspect to be made out of whole cloth; but the absorbing part of such a piece of work lies not in the drama but in the authentic background, the movement of wild life. Sep 11, 2023 Full Review Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Wild Cargo is a refreshingly honest animal picture... Apr 17, 2020 Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair After the first ten water buffalo, they all begin to look alike. Jun 14, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis World famous trapper Frank Buck travels to the wilds of Ceylon, Sumatra and northern India in his continuing quest to trap unique and rare wilds animals and reptiles. Buck and his assistants build a corral in the jungles to assist in their work and soon bag a Malayan tapir. After watching a python kill a leopard, Buck traps the enormous snake. Later Buck captures a cassowary bird and a leopard, then acting on the advice of a local tribal leader, moves in on a herd of exotic white buffalo.
Director
Armand Denis
Producer
Amadee J. Van Beuren
Production Co
Van Beuren Studios
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m