Big Game Hunting Africa (1909)
Also known as Hunting Big Game in Africa
1909 · Silent film · 11 min · dir. Otis Turner
- Adventure
Synopsis
Promoted as authentic safari footage, this early Selig production stages a lion hunt in California rather than Africa. Using animals from Selig’s game preserve and employing a Roosevelt look-alike for cutaways, the film presented itself as a record of Theodore Roosevelt’s celebrated expedition. In reality, it was one of the earliest “fake documentaries,” blending staged action and exotic branding to satisfy audience demand for Roosevelt’s big-game exploits.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Otis Turner
- Studio
- Selig Polyscope Company
- Released
- 1909-05-21
- Running time
- 11 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- orgone archive
Cast & crew
- Otis Turner Director
