August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin.
The World's Worst Husband If you have about 70 minutes and want to see a man be absolutely terrible to everyone he meets, Mamba is for you. It’s a strange little relic from 1930 that looks like it was filmed inside a box of old crayons. It’s worth watching if you like early cinema oddities. If you hate over-the-top act...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Albert S. Rogell
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
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"The World's Worst Husband If you have about 70 minutes and want to see a man be absolutely terrible to everyone he meets, Mamba is for you. It’s a strange little relic from 1930 that looks like it was filmed inside a box of old crayons. It’s worth watching if you like early cinema oddities. If you hate over-the-top acting and old-school racial tropes, you will probably want to throw your remote at the wall. Jean Hersholt plays August Bolte. They call him 'Mamba' because he’s as deadly as the sna..."
Ian Maclaren
John Reinhardt, Ferdinand Schumann-Heink, Tom Miranda
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