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Elephant Boy (Original title)
Date: 1937 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: 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

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (19)
In: Journal of Popular British Cinema n1 1998  Pages: 158-159
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.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
Title: Life through a lens: memoirs of a cinematographer
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.