Thru Thin and Thicket; or, Who's Zoo in Africa (1933)

Famed white hunter Trader Cohen leads the Chuzzlebottom expedition into darkest Africa.

Director:

Mark Sandrich

Writers:

Ben Holmes (story), Walter Weems (story)

Stars:

Eddie Borden, Dorothy Granger, James Finlayson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Borden	...	Scoop Skinner
Dorothy Granger	...	Tarkana
James Finlayson
Grayce Hampton
Crauford Kent
Zack Williams
Curtis Benton
Max Davidson
Lou Gottschalk
Eddie Sturgis
Donald Reed
Tom Brower
Tony Merlo
Louis Payne	...	(as Lou Payne)
Rexford Burnett	...	(as Rex Barnett)

Storyline

Famed white hunter Trader Cohen leads the Chuzzlebottom expedition into darkest Africa.

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Plot Keywords:

two reeler

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thru Thin and Thicket

Company Credits

Production Co:

Masquers Club of Hollywood, RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Riotously funny, madcap Tarzan parody

Sandrich is remembered now for several of the best Fred and Ginger movies (and for fathering one of TV's most successful comedy directors) but he first really made his name directing RKO talkie shorts like the Oscar-winning (and wildly ribald) So This is Harris, also with James Finlayson. I saw this entry in the series produced by the Masquers club at Cinesation and it's nearly as good as So This is Harris, a nutty, fast- paced sendup of explorer documentaries that soon turns into a Tarzan parody with the various males (including Finlayson) attempting to woo the female Tarzan in between drinking gags and double-entendres.