| Trader Horn | |
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| Directed by | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Written by | Dale Van Every (adaptation) John T. Neville (adaptation) Cyril Hume (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Richard Schayer |
| Based on | Trader Horn 1927 book by Alfred Aloysius Horn and Ethelreda Lewis |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Starring | Harry Carey Edwina Booth Duncan Renaldo |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | James McKay |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $4.2 million (worldwide rentals)[2] |
Trader Horn is a 1931 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Harry Carey and Edwina Booth. It is the first non-documentary film shot on location in Africa. The film is based on the book of the same name by trader and adventurer Alfred Aloysius Horn and tells of adventures on safari in Africa.
The film's dialogue was written by Cyril Hume. John Thomas Neville and Dale Van Every wrote the adaption.[3] Trader Horn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931.[4] Edwina Booth, the female lead, contracted a career-ending illness while filming in Africa, for which she later sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- ^ Scott Eyman, Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer, Robson, 2005 p 110
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
- ^ Horn, Alfred Aloysius; Lewis, Ethelreda (1927), Trader Horn; being the life and works of Alfred Aloysius Horn, New York, Grosset & Dunlap, OCLC 4350259
- ^ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.