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Safari

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
76
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll in Safari (1940)
AdventureDramaRomance

Millionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds unplanned adventure in her sudden love for Jim, ulti... Read allMillionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds unplanned adventure in her sudden love for Jim, ultimately forsaking her future with the Baron for the joys of true love.Millionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds unplanned adventure in her sudden love for Jim, ultimately forsaking her future with the Baron for the joys of true love.

  • Director
    • Edward H. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Delmer Daves
    • Paul Hervey Fox
    • Harry Hervey
  • Stars
    • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    • Madeleine Carroll
    • Tullio Carminati
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    76
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward H. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Delmer Daves
      • Paul Hervey Fox
      • Harry Hervey
    • Stars
      • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
      • Madeleine Carroll
      • Tullio Carminati
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    • Jim Logan
    Madeleine Carroll
    Madeleine Carroll
    • Linda Stewart
    Tullio Carminati
    Tullio Carminati
    • Baron de Courtland
    Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman
    • Jock McPhail
    Muriel Angelus
    Muriel Angelus
    • Fay Thorne
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Mondehare
    Frederik Vogeding
    Frederik Vogeding
    • Captain on Yacht
    • (as Frederick Vogeding)
    Thomas Louden
    • Doctor Phillips
    Clinton Rosemond
    • Mike
    Fred Godoy
    • Steward
    Jack Carr
    • Wemba
    • (as Jack V. Carr)
    Hans von Morhart
    • Head Quartermaster
    Darby Jones
    Darby Jones
    • 'Admiral' Gun Bearer
    Henry Rowland
    Henry Rowland
    • Steersman
    George Melford
    George Melford
    • Trader
    James Davis
    • Gun Bearer No. 1
    Al Duvall
    • Gun Bearer No. 2
    • (as Al Duval)
    John B. Washington
    • Native
    • Director
      • Edward H. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Delmer Daves
      • Paul Hervey Fox
      • Harry Hervey(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since. Its initial television broadcast took place in St. Louis Thursday 8 January 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), followed by Omaha 21 April 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by Asheville 24 April 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Milwaukee 14 October 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Minneapolis 18 October 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), by Toledo 1 November 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), by Johnstown 20 November 1959 on WJAC (Channel 6) and by Phoenix 31 January 1960 on KVAR (Channel 12).

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    4/10
    Bwana Fairbanks
    Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. didn't think much of Safari as a film, describing it as a routine action programmer in his memoir Salad Days. He did however like the Hollywood karma of getting Madeline Carroll finally after losing her to Ronald Colman in The Prisoner Of Zenda.

    Safari is one of those pale imitation films of some better jungle films and Fairbanks himself is a cut rate Hemingwayesque action figure who coincidentally fought in the Spanish Civil War. Carroll in fact lost her fiancé in the same war, but now she's accompanying titled no account count Tullio Carminati on Safari. Carminati is looking to make her his trophy countess and he's a man to the manor born and used to getting his way.

    Mentioning the politics her makes me wonder why that aspect of Safari was not further developed. Had it been Safari would have been a better film.

    Also the natives weren't exactly treated with any respect. Fairbanks refers to the native bearers by the names of Snow White's 7 Dwarfs I guess so he and the other whites don't have to remember their given African names. It certainly doesn't play well today.

    And even in all that tropic heat Madeline Carroll's porcelain blond beauty shines.

    I'd skip Safari unless you're a big fan of the stars.
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Safari - Det stora afrikaäventyret
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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