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Elephant Boy
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6.6In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
Released: 1937-03-1282 minDir: Zoltan KordaAdventure, Drama, Family
Stream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Sabu as Toomai
- W.E. Holloway as Toomai's Father
- Walter Hudd as Petersen
- Allan Jeayes as Machua Appa
- Bruce Gordon as Rham Lahl
- D.J. Williams as Hunter
Themes
- elephant
- expedition
- human animal relationship
- jungle
- india
- based on short story
- herd
- roundup
- child protagonist
- mahout
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
856 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1937
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 169411
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- publication date
- 1937-01-01
- title
- Elephant Boy
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Categories
1930s adventure drama films1937 British films1937 drama films1937 English-language films1937 filmsBritish adventure drama filmsBritish black-and-white filmsEnglish-language adventure drama filmsFilms about elephantsFilms based on British short storiesFilms based on The Jungle BookFilms directed by Robert FlahertyFilms directed by Zoltan KordaFilms produced by Alexander KordaFilms scored by John D. H. GreenwoodFilms set in IndiaFilms shot at Denham Film StudiosJungle adventure filmsLondon Films filmsTemplate film date with 2 release datesUnited Artists films