Up the Congo
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Alice M. O'brien
Director
Alice M. O'brien
Grace Flandreau
Ben Burbridge
Charles Bell
Director of Photography
Harry Chandlee
Scen
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1930
Premiere Information
release: 15 Dec 1929 or 1 Jan 1930
Distribution Company
Sono Art--World Wide Pictures
Country
United States
Synopsis
Alice O'Brien and Grace Flandreau begin their African journey by traveling up the Congo River to Stanleyville. Wishing to visit the Mangbetous on the other side of the Iture forest, they continue by automobile through the jungle, then by foot safari. Later they join safaris with the veteran explorer Ben Burbridge and head for elephant country, where special notice is taken of an experiment by the Belgian Government in domesticating elephants for farming. Returning to the Congo River via the Aruwimi River, the boats capsize, but the party persists on foot across East Africa to Lake Tanganyika and Mombasa (Kenya).
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1930
Premiere Information
release: 15 Dec 1929 or 1 Jan 1930
Distribution Company
Sono Art--World Wide Pictures
Country
United States
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Trivia
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Synchronized lectures available in English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian.
