Two white traders in the darkest Africa of the 1870s find a missionary's daughter, who was captured as a child by a savage tribe and now worshiped as a goddess..
So, Trader Horn. Is it worth watching today? Honestly, probably not for most folks. If you’re a serious student of old Hollywood, or just morbidly curious about how films handled "darkest Africa" back in 1931, then maybe. Otherwise, it's a bit of a slog. Anyone looking for a rollicking adventure or anything remotely ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"So, Trader Horn. Is it worth watching today? Honestly, probably not for most folks. If you’re a serious student of old Hollywood, or just morbidly curious about how films handled "darkest Africa" back in 1931, then maybe. Otherwise, it's a bit of a slog. Anyone looking for a rollicking adventure or anything remotely nuanced will probably find themselves restless. But for a peek into early sound cinema and its *very* particular worldview? It's something. The film opens with Harry Carey as Horn..."
Ethelreda Lewis, Cyril Hume, Alfred Aloysius Horn, John T. Neville, Richard Schayer, Dale Van Every
United States
Drama, Adventure, Romance
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