Elephant Boy (Original title)
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Robert Flaherty, Zoltan Korda
Synopsis: Indian boy sees the dance of the Elephants.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: India, Elephants, Rituals
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 84 mins Length: 7587 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: ReviewsAuthor: Harper, Sue Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of "The Korda Collection", a selection of 12 video titles released by Carlton Home Entertainment, includes ELEPHANT BOY (1937).
In: Image et Son n143 July 1961 Page: 15
Title: [Image et Son - n143 July 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Today's Cinema v69 n5564 29 Oct 1947
Title: [Today's Cinema - v69 n5564 29 Oct 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2113 30 Oct 1947
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2113 30 Oct 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound Supplement n6 May 1946 Page: 8
Title: [Sight and Sound Supplement - n6 May 1946: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1873 11 Mar 1943
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1873 11 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v60 n4848 5 Mar 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v60 n4848 5 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n39 March 1937 Page: 64
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n39 March 1937: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n38 February 1937 Page: 28
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n38 February 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v51 n6 June 1937 Page: 53
Title: [Photoplay - v51 n6 June 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: World Film News v1 n12 March 1937 Page: 5
Title: [World Film News - v1 n12 March 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v18 n443 10 Apr 1937 Page: 32
Title: [Film Weekly - v18 n443 10 Apr 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n985 17 Sep 1937
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n985 17 Sep 1937: no known title]Language: French
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1556 11 Feb 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1556 11 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1500 16 Jan 1936 Page: 37
Title: Lawrence of ArabiaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On location.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1491 14 Nov 1935 Page: 42B
Title: Robert Flaherty Finds Brilliant Boy StarArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: Finds boy to play Toomai.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1492 21 Nov 1935 Page: 48
Title: Flaherty In IndiaArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: On location in Mysore, India.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1486 10 Oct 1935 Page: 43
Title: Flaherty In IndiaArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: ELEPHANT BOY in production on location in Mysore, India.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1487 17 Oct 1935 Page: 58
Title: Elephant Boy Unit's AdventuresArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: Search for boy to play Toomai.
Author: BORRADAILE, Osmond Pages: xi, 224 p.
Title: world of Robert Flaherty
Author: GRIFFITH, Richard Pages: xxii, 165p.
Description: With over seventy photographs. English edition published: London, Gollancz, 1953. ELEPHANT BOY pp. 109-135 MAN OF ARAN pp. 83-106 MOANA pp. 47-71 NANOOK OF THE NORTH pp. 3-43
Title: Elephant dance
Author: FLAHERTY, Frances Pages: [1], 138p.
Description: Also in The History of the Cinema 1895-1940 microfiche. With a preface by John Collier.
Title: Sabu the elephant boy
Author: FLAHERTY, Frances Pages: 95p.
Description: Also in The History of the Cinema 1895-1940 microfiche.
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7382 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48625
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Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636046
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Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636046
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Description: Base: NitrateBFI identifier: C-48629
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Description: Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-48630
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 160 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-48628
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7356 FeetBFI identifier: C-48626
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-48633
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-787288
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7379 FeetBFI identifier: C-48634
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 35 FeetBFI identifier: C-1449194
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7382 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48625
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: Combined as MuteLength: 5741 FeetStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-562227
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 148 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-1074958
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787284
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7369 FeetStock date: 1947BFI identifier: C-48632
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7380 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48623
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787285
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787286
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787289
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 7382 FeetBFI identifier: C-48624
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundStock date: 1937BFI identifier: N-7243
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7372 FeetBFI identifier: C-48621
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7378 FeetBFI identifier: C-48622
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787287
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1937 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Robert Flaherty, Zoltan Korda
Synopsis: Indian boy sees the dance of the Elephants.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: India, Elephants, Rituals
Releases
Date: 1937Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 84 mins Length: 7587 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(23)
Production Company: London Film Productions, Producer: Alexander Korda, Associate Producer: Zoltan Korda, [Production Assistant]: André de Toth, Assistant Director: David Flaherty, [Assistant Director]: Frances Flaherty, Script: John Collier, Script Collaborator: Akos Tolnay, Script Collaborator: Marcia de Silva, Original Story: Rudyard Kipling, Photography: Osmond Borradaile, [Special Effects Photography]: Edward Colman, Supervising Editor: William Hornbeck, Editor: Charles Crichton, [Design]: Vincent Korda, Music: John Greenwood, Music Director: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recording: H.G. Cape, Recording Director: A.W. Watkins, [Boom Operator]: John W. Mitchell, Studio: Denham Studios
Cast
(8)
Sabu (Toomai), W.E. Holloway (Father), Walter Hudd (Petersen), Allan Jeayes (Machua Appa), Bruce Gordon (Ram Lai), D.J. Williams (Hunter), Hyde White (Commissioner), Ivor Rosaire ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(19)
In: Journal of Popular British Cinema n1 1998 Pages: 158-159Title: ReviewsAuthor: Harper, Sue Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of "The Korda Collection", a selection of 12 video titles released by Carlton Home Entertainment, includes ELEPHANT BOY (1937).
In: Image et Son n143 July 1961 Page: 15
Title: [Image et Son - n143 July 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: Today's Cinema v69 n5564 29 Oct 1947
Title: [Today's Cinema - v69 n5564 29 Oct 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2113 30 Oct 1947
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2113 30 Oct 1947: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound Supplement n6 May 1946 Page: 8
Title: [Sight and Sound Supplement - n6 May 1946: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1873 11 Mar 1943
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1873 11 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v60 n4848 5 Mar 1943
Title: [Today's Cinema - v60 n4848 5 Mar 1943: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n39 March 1937 Page: 64
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n39 March 1937: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v4 n38 February 1937 Page: 28
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v4 n38 February 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Photoplay v51 n6 June 1937 Page: 53
Title: [Photoplay - v51 n6 June 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: World Film News v1 n12 March 1937 Page: 5
Title: [World Film News - v1 n12 March 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Weekly v18 n443 10 Apr 1937 Page: 32
Title: [Film Weekly - v18 n443 10 Apr 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n985 17 Sep 1937
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n985 17 Sep 1937: no known title]Language: French
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1556 11 Feb 1937
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1556 11 Feb 1937: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1500 16 Jan 1936 Page: 37
Title: Lawrence of ArabiaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On location.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1491 14 Nov 1935 Page: 42B
Title: Robert Flaherty Finds Brilliant Boy StarArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: Finds boy to play Toomai.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1492 21 Nov 1935 Page: 48
Title: Flaherty In IndiaArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: On location in Mysore, India.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1486 10 Oct 1935 Page: 43
Title: Flaherty In IndiaArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: ELEPHANT BOY in production on location in Mysore, India.
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1487 17 Oct 1935 Page: 58
Title: Elephant Boy Unit's AdventuresArticle type: Prod. ReportLanguage: English
Description: Search for boy to play Toomai.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(4)
Title: Life through a lens: memoirs of a cinematographerAuthor: BORRADAILE, Osmond Pages: xi, 224 p.
Title: world of Robert Flaherty
Author: GRIFFITH, Richard Pages: xxii, 165p.
Description: With over seventy photographs. English edition published: London, Gollancz, 1953. ELEPHANT BOY pp. 109-135 MAN OF ARAN pp. 83-106 MOANA pp. 47-71 NANOOK OF THE NORTH pp. 3-43
Title: Elephant dance
Author: FLAHERTY, Frances Pages: [1], 138p.
Description: Also in The History of the Cinema 1895-1940 microfiche. With a preface by John Collier.
Title: Sabu the elephant boy
Author: FLAHERTY, Frances Pages: 95p.
Description: Also in The History of the Cinema 1895-1940 microfiche.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(24)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7382 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48625
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636046
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-636046
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376575
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(22)
Description: Base: NitrateBFI identifier: C-48629
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Dupe NegativeSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-48630
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 160 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-48628
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7356 FeetBFI identifier: C-48626
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BFI identifier: C-48633
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Base: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: C-787288
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7379 FeetBFI identifier: C-48634
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 35 FeetBFI identifier: C-1449194
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7382 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48625
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: Combined as MuteLength: 5741 FeetStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-562227
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 148 FeetStock date: 1937BFI identifier: C-1074958
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787284
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating Lavender PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7369 FeetStock date: 1947BFI identifier: C-48632
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7380 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-48623
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787285
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787286
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787289
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 7382 FeetBFI identifier: C-48624
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundStock date: 1937BFI identifier: N-7243
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7372 FeetBFI identifier: C-48621
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7378 FeetBFI identifier: C-48622
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-787287
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status