Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932)

Director:

Clyde E. Elliott

Writers:

Frank Buck (book) and
Edward Anthony (book)

Release Date:

19 August 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Documentary

Plot:

American animal trapper Frank Buck travels with Ali, his "number one boy," on an expedition into the Malayan jungle...

Plot Keywords:

Leopard | Tiger | Jungle | Python | Native

Cast

Frank Buck

...

Himself and narrator

Also Known As:

Frank Buck's Bring 'Em Back Alive (USA) (complete title)
Jungle (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #1433-R, 4 September 1935 for re-release) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Malaya

Company:

Van Beuren Studios

Trivia:

The film appears to have been shot "silent", with a soundtrack added in post-production. During the New York run, Buck appeared before the screenings and told "jungle" tales to the enormous sellout crowds, according to Variety.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)

Wonderful and Horrifying at the same time

You will never find a better time capsule of 1933 than Bring 'Em Back Alive. This spectacular and horrifying documentary gets you inside the world and mind of one of the most celebrated hunters (and anthropologists!) of all time. This should be seen as one of the few surviving cinematic treatises on the state of wildlife in 1933 and also as a very telling piece of history.