Savage Splendor (1949)
The film tells of the Armand Denis/Lewis Cotlow expedition that had the two men cover 22,000 miles through Tanganyika, Belgian Congo, and British East Africa. The high points of their ten-month trip are an impressive elephant hunt by the Pygmies of Belgian Congo, the crowning of King Mbofe Mabiashe and the capture of a rhino.
Directors: Lewis Cotlow, Armand Denis.
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Lewis Cotlow as Himself |
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Armand Denis as Himself |
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Carr Hartley as Himself |
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King Mbofe Mabinshe as Himself |
| Camera | Joseph Braun | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Lewis Cotlow | Director |
| Directing | Armand Denis | Director |
| Writing | Richard Hansen | Writer |
| Production | Lewis Cotlow | Associate Producer |
| Production | Armand Denis | Producer |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Editing | William P. Thompson | Editor |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Crew | Jay Bonafield | Supervisor of Production Resources |