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Africa Screams ()

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Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals.
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Buzz Johnson
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Stanley Livington
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Grappler McCoy
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Boots Wilson
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Diana Emerson
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Gunner
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Harry
Burt Wenland ...
Bobo (as Burton Wenland)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
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The Ape (uncredited)
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Mr. Mercer (uncredited)
Tanner ...
Lion (uncredited)
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Interpreter (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins ...
Cannibal Chief (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Barton

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Earl Baldwin ... (original story and screenplay)
 
Martin Ragaway ... () (uncredited)
 
Leonard Stern ... () (uncredited)

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Donald Crisp ... executive producer (uncredited)
David S. Garber ... associate producer
Huntington Hartford ... producer (uncredited)
Edward Nassour ... producer

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Walter Schumann ... (music by)

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Charles Van Enger ... director of photography

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Frank Gross

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Lewis H. Creber ... (as Lewis Creber)

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Edward R. Robinson ... (as Ray Robinson)

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Joe C. Gilpin ... executive production manager

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Joseph E. Kenney ... assistant director (as Joseph Kenny)

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Robert Pritchard ... sound recordist

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Carl Lee ... special effects

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Albert Deano ... wardrobe manager

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Walter Schumann ... musical director (uncredited)

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Betty A. Griffin ... script supervisor

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Norman Abbott ... dialogue director
William Nassour ... executive in charge
Pat Anthony ... animal trainer: lion/stunt double: L. Costello (uncredited)
George Emerson ... animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
Louis Goebel ... animal supplier: crocodiles, lions and chimpanzees (uncredited)
Frank Inn ... animal trainer: crocodiles, lions and chimpanzees (uncredited)
Juanita Inn ... animal trainer: crocodiles, lions and chimpanzees (uncredited)
Mel Koontz ... owner and trainer: Tanner the Lion (uncredited)
Bert Nelson ... animal coordinator: crocodiles and lions (uncredited)
Curly Twiford ... animal supplier: crocodiles, lions and chimpanzees (uncredited)

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Jeff Brennan ... thanks
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Plot Summary

When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking fellow bookseller Stanley knows a great deal about Africa they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe. After encounters with lion tamers, giant apes and a wild river, Buzz returns to America. Stanley finds diamonds and buys the store they once worked for, hiring Buzz as its elevator operator. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines A Three Ring Circus of African Thrills and Laughs! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Don't Bring 'Em Back Alive (United States)
  • Abbott and Costello in Africa (United States)
  • Abbott et Costello en Afrique (France)
  • Deux nigauds en Afrique (France)
  • Abbott und Costello auf Safari (Germany)
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  • 79 min
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Budget $500,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Features the only on-screen pairing of Joe Besser and Shemp Howard. Shemp was an original member of The Three Stooges. He left the group and was replaced by his younger brother, Curly Howard. Shemp later returned, replacing Curly, and is generally considered "the fourth stooge". Besser later replaced Shemp, and is considered "the fifth stooge". See more »
Goofs The "Orangutan Gargantua" is in fact a gorilla, portrayed in exaggerated caricatured fashion. True orangutans are found only in Southeast Asia, not Africa. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Africa Screams (2015). See more »
Crazy Credits End Credit - The Gorilla spells out The End from some lettered blocks. See more »
Quotes Buzz Johnson: I can't understand why you have this terrible fear of animals in you. What is it?
Stanley Livington: When I was a little baby I was scared by my piggy bank.
Buzz Johnson: That's nonsense.
[walks away]
Stanley Livington: [Grabs Buzz] You wanna hear something worse?
Buzz Johnson: What?
Stanley Livington: I was 15 years old before I ate my first animal cracker.
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