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Trader Horn

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Movie Info

Famous African explorer Trader Horn (Harry Carey) sails to a small village with Peru (Duncan Renaldo), his best friend's son. That night, their camp is disrupted by the arrival of Trader's friend Edith Trent (Olive Carey), a missionary searching for her missing daughter, Nina (Edwina Booth). Shortly afterwards, Trader and Peru come across Edith's dead body. Continuing the expedition, they discover Nina is now the evil leader of a nearby tribe, and plans to sacrifice them.

Genre:

adventure
Original Language:

English
Director:

W. S. Van Dyke II
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 15, 2015
Runtime:

2h 3m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Harry Carey
Aloysius "Trader" Horn

Edwina Booth
Nina Trent

Duncan Renaldo
Peru

Mutia Omoolu
Rencharo

Olive Carey
Edith Trent

C. Aubrey Smith
St. Clair

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Critic Reviews for Trader Horn

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Incomparably the best jungle picture made so far.

February 7, 2019 | Full Review…

TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
A good-looking animal picture.

March 26, 2009 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
This shrewdly fashioned jungle melodrama proved to be thoroughly exciting to the spectators last night and it seemed as though many of them were a bit nearer than they ever wanted to be to a big game hunt.

March 25, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mordaunt Hall
New York Times
One of the most splendid premieres of the year. [Full Review in Spanish]

September 10, 2019 | Full Review…

Francisco J. Ariza
Cine-Mundial
The picture is a magnificent record of wild life in Central Africa, abounding in thrilling episodes and in scenic splendors.

January 18, 2013 | Full Review…

Alexander Bakshy
The Nation
The first time Hollywood brought its cameras to the Dark Continent was for this adventure film that was probably more dangerous for the film crew than it was for the characters in the story.

January 31, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
By today's standards, Van Dyke's jungle adventure contains both racist and sexist elements, but at the time it was a stirring picture due to on-location shooting.

March 6, 2008 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Remains interesting as a curio.

February 21, 2005 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for Trader Horn

May 12, 2014

Known for producing some of the best wildlife footage of its time, Trader Horn unfortunately decides to give us a story line as well. It's a white man defeats the jungle sort of inappropriate thing.

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