Summary
While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+51)
Critics 100Audiences 49GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer100%
IMDb6.1
Audience score36%
Box office
3.2×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for action movies, +14 min on the typical 108
typical 108122Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1931
February 3, 1931
95 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards1931
- Best Picture1931Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- W.S. Van Dyke Director
Writing · 5
- Dale Van Every Adaptation, Writer
- Richard Schayer Screenplay
- Ethelreda Lewis Novel
- Cyril Hume Dialogue
- John T. Neville Adaptation
Production · 2
- Irving Thalberg Producer
- James C. McKay Production Assistant
Camera · 3
- Clyde De Vinna Director of Photography
- Bob Roberts Camera Operator
- George Gordon Nogle Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Ben Lewis Editor
Sound · 1
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
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