Someone should find these old movies shot in Kenya and East Africa and compile them...they would provide a primary teaching tool to kids about the white gaze, among other things. 
2. 1953
Can’t find the date for this one...
1953. The blurb for this one reads
“In Africa, a missionary's daughter (Phyllis Coates) runs afoul of wild beasts, a fearful witch doctor and uranium thieves.” 🤔
“In Africa, a missionary's daughter (Phyllis Coates) runs afoul of wild beasts, a fearful witch doctor and uranium thieves.” 🤔
“Soldier of fortune and woman of mystery...trapped in Africa’s raging tide of barbarism.”
1953.
“An English officer (Louis Hayward) poses as a hunter to recover stolen machine guns in World War I East Africa.”
1953.
“An English officer (Louis Hayward) poses as a hunter to recover stolen machine guns in World War I East Africa.”
Primitive emotions,
Savage passions,
Nature in the raw!
1954.
“An African tribe is admonished for the bloodletting rituals it practises to establish maturity and leadership.”
Savage passions,
Nature in the raw!
1954.
“An African tribe is admonished for the bloodletting rituals it practises to establish maturity and leadership.”
“Two British brothers (Robert Urquhart, John Bentley) fight over a woman (Susan Stephen) in the African jungle.”
1954.
This is actually the same movie as Outlaw Safari, which was its title in the US.
1954.
This is actually the same movie as Outlaw Safari, which was its title in the US.
Based on true events, mostly at least, Bwana Devil (1952) received scathing reviews. One wrote that it was "a clumsy try at an African adventure film.”
And that tag line: “The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!” 🤦🏿♂️
And that tag line: “The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!” 🤦🏿♂️
“In England they were the elite, but bound by the rules of society. In Kenya there were no rules, only glamour, decadence...and murder”
White Mischief.
1987
White Mischief.
1987
Odongo, 1956.
“The screenplay concerns a white hunter who falls in love with a vet in Kenya.”
“The screenplay concerns a white hunter who falls in love with a vet in Kenya.”
Another poster for Odongo (1956)
“From Kenya to the Congo...
the greatest is Odongo!”
“From Kenya to the Congo...
the greatest is Odongo!”
“A missionary (Leo Genn) in Kenya tells a drifter (Cornel Wilde) his uranium-miner brother has been killed by leopard men.”
Beyond Mombasa (1956).
Beyond Mombasa (1956).
Mogambo (1953).
This one was and still is a hit. It 83% on @RottenTomatoes Tomatometer rottentomatoes.com/m/mogambo
This one was and still is a hit. It 83% on @RottenTomatoes Tomatometer rottentomatoes.com/m/mogambo
“In colonial Africa, American railroad engineer Robert Adamson (Robert Taylor) sets out from Mombasa, Kenya, to Lake Victoria to plot out a route for Africa's first transcontinental railroad.”
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959).
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959).
“In 1950s Kenya, a preacher (Nathan Dambuza Mdledle) speaks out against the Mau Mau terrorists and is killed for it, leaving his young son, Mwangi (Edwin Mahinda), to fend for himself.”
Kitchen Toto (1987).
Kitchen Toto (1987).
Rivers of Fire and Ice (alternative title African Safari). 1969 documentary.
(Did that first title inspire GRRM, who was just 21 at the time? 🤔🤔)
(Did that first title inspire GRRM, who was just 21 at the time? 🤔🤔)
Kenya: Country of Treasure (1968). Alternative title “The Syndicate.” 🤔
“A syndicate of four; a U.S. pilot, a troubled couple and a German each suspect each other of sabotage, while in Kenya prospecting for uranium.”
“A syndicate of four; a U.S. pilot, a troubled couple and a German each suspect each other of sabotage, while in Kenya prospecting for uranium.”
Fun facts about Trader Horn (1931),
The reshoots were the first time Kenyans acted in Hollywood (owaahh.com/7-kenyans-who-…)
There is a scene where the title character swings on a vine across a river and a crocodile almost bit him. They kept it. The scene, not the crocodile.
The reshoots were the first time Kenyans acted in Hollywood (owaahh.com/7-kenyans-who-…)
There is a scene where the title character swings on a vine across a river and a crocodile almost bit him. They kept it. The scene, not the crocodile.
Something of Value (1957). Alternative title “Africa Ablaze.”
In this one, Sydney Poitier acts as a Kenyan.
In this one, Sydney Poitier acts as a Kenyan.
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957).
First Tarzan film in color, and first Tarzan film in more than a decade at the time.
First Tarzan film in color, and first Tarzan film in more than a decade at the time.
Paradise: Love (2012)
“It tells the story of a 50-year-old white woman who travels to Kenya as a sex tourist.”
“It tells the story of a 50-year-old white woman who travels to Kenya as a sex tourist.”
Joe Moses is his name...
Stealing Africa is his game!
Shot in Naivasha and Amboseli, Mister Moses (1965) tells the story of a con man who blackmails an entire village to relocate for their own safety.
Stealing Africa is his game!
Shot in Naivasha and Amboseli, Mister Moses (1965) tells the story of a con man who blackmails an entire village to relocate for their own safety.
The Last Safari (1967).
“Miles Gilchrist is a big game hunter in Africa. He goes on a safari to shoot an elephant who killed his friend. At some point they save white people ambushed by a Maasai group, and then survive a raging elephant herd.”
“Miles Gilchrist is a big game hunter in Africa. He goes on a safari to shoot an elephant who killed his friend. At some point they save white people ambushed by a Maasai group, and then survive a raging elephant herd.”
...and my personal favorite, the soft core porn series Black Emanuelle (owaahh.com/seeing-vintage…)
“While on assignment in Nairobi, a photojournalist questions her racial and sexual identity when she engages in affairs with her wealthy hosts.”
“While on assignment in Nairobi, a photojournalist questions her racial and sexual identity when she engages in affairs with her wealthy hosts.”
Out of Africa (1985).
“Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who instead spends their money on a coffee plantation.”
“Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who instead spends their money on a coffee plantation.”
This is a scene in Sanders of the River (1935) where Kamau wa Ngengi (Jomo Kenyatta) appears. He was still poor at the time, so he did it for money, hated it and never talked about it after. Here’s a story I did on it owaahh.com/kenyattas-6-mi…
A Tale of Africa (1980)
“An old man (Jimmy Stewart) has settled in Kenya, in a remote cabin, with his adult granddaughter and several of her "animal friends". They live an idyllic life amongst the wildlife, unseen by all except a tribe of nomads, with whom they trade”
“An old man (Jimmy Stewart) has settled in Kenya, in a remote cabin, with his adult granddaughter and several of her "animal friends". They live an idyllic life amongst the wildlife, unseen by all except a tribe of nomads, with whom they trade”
Ashanti (1979)
“Ashanti is an action adventure film, set against the background of modern-day slave trading, with a man who determinedly takes on a perilous journey in order to find his beautiful wife, who has been kidnapped by brutal slave traders.”
“Ashanti is an action adventure film, set against the background of modern-day slave trading, with a man who determinedly takes on a perilous journey in order to find his beautiful wife, who has been kidnapped by brutal slave traders.”
An Elephant Called Slowly (1969).
“starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna as themselves in a story about the couple's real-life adventures with three young African elephants while house-sitting in Kenya. George Adamson (of Born Free), makes an appearance as himself. “
“starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna as themselves in a story about the couple's real-life adventures with three young African elephants while house-sitting in Kenya. George Adamson (of Born Free), makes an appearance as himself. “
Fluffy (1965)
“A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.”
“A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.”
In Cry Freedom (1987) Denzel Washington stars as Steve Biko. Although the movie is set in South Africa, it was shot in Kenya and Zimbabwe because apartheid.
King Solomon’s Mines (1950)
“. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party.”
“. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party.”
The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981), starring Joseph Olita as the titular character.
Up the Sandbox (1972).
“a bored young New York City wife and mother who slips into increasingly bizarre fantasies” which include being courted by a Fidel Castro-like character, and “anthropological visit to an African tribe that promises a ritual of pain-free childbirth”
“a bored young New York City wife and mother who slips into increasingly bizarre fantasies” which include being courted by a Fidel Castro-like character, and “anthropological visit to an African tribe that promises a ritual of pain-free childbirth”
Safari Jane (1993)
“College student Jane joins her father and his team to look for diamonds in the jungle. Betrayal, hunky Tarzan who can't speak English, and a seemingly hostile tribe complicate things.”
“College student Jane joins her father and his team to look for diamonds in the jungle. Betrayal, hunky Tarzan who can't speak English, and a seemingly hostile tribe complicate things.”
