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” South African Scene — the Kruger National Park ” (1950)

1950 · Short film · 10 min

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This film is an episode in a series of tourism films titled “The South African Scene” from the 1950s. It was produced by the government of South Africa. Some episodes cover the peoples and areas of the country. This episode is the series’ first and it covers Kruger National Park, and looks primarily at the wildlife consisting of antelopes, lions, warthogs, etc. The film, issued by the South African Information Service in New York City, is photographed by Vincent Vermooten, narrated by Robert Nevins, produced by Maurice T. Groen with commentary script by Dorothy P. Maulsby. ”The South African Scene – A Series” title banner (00:08). “No. 1 The Kruger National Park” title banner (00:14). Credits (00:22). A car is driving down a mountain road towards Kruger National Park, a safari park in South Africa, named after Paul Kruger in 1926 (00:38). Signs towards the national park (01:00). Tents set up in a fenced area (01:05). The car passes through the fenced area (01:07). Wildebeests, a member of the antelope family (01:22). Impalas, another member of the antelope family (01:41). Kudus, another member of the antelope family (02:20). Zebras (02:52). The South African giraffe (03:33). The giraffes are chasing zebras (04:19). Warthogs, a genus in the family Suidae (04:32). The trees and greenery in Kruger national park (04:58). Huts for park visitor accommodation (05:11). Nyalas, a spiral-horned member of the antelope family (05:24). Waterbucks, another member of the antelope family…

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Running time
10 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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