Jungle Cavalcade (1941 film)
Encyclopedia
Jungle Cavalcade is a compilation of footage from Frank Buck
’s first three films depicting his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos.
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
’s first three films depicting his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos.
Scenes
Among the scenes in the film:- In the Sumatran jungle, Buck builds a trap baited with a durian fruit to capture a giant orangutan for a St. Louis zoo.
- When he sees a baby elephant pursued by a tiger, Buck shoots the tiger and captures the elephant.
- Buck captures a rare spotted leopard by shooting off the tree limb supporting the cat
- After building a four-acre corral, Buck stampedes a herd of elephants into it and then singles out individual elephants to send to zoos.
Critical reception
- “It makes for an excellent show…
- ”Thrilling battles between tigers, pythons, and alligators…”