6/19/2023 0 Comments Bwana devilThis one is only worth a look for its historical significance, if you’re curious. Historically innovative use of 3D filming.Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with. Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: Bwana Devil is a 1952 American adventure B movie written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, and starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce. Bwana Devil (1952) British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with. BWANA DEVIL - AVENTURAS - AFRICA - JUNGLE - ROBERT STACK BARBARA BRITTON NIGEL BRUCE - 1952 - USA - ITALIA -, ARCH OBOLER,, USA - ARCH OBOLER - The. … to the “location” shooting in the Santa Monica mountains (supplemented by more authentic 2D footage Oboler caught in 1948).īosley Crowther got it right in his original review for the New York Times, in which he describes the film as having “little or no stimulation of a pictorial or dramatic sort.” To be honest, I was much more intrigued to read about the real-life story this movie was based on - the Tsavo man-eating lions - than watching the film itself. British railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Unfortunately, everything else about the film is notably undistinguished - from its so-so acting: JR Eyerman, Audience watching premiere of Bwana Devil with 3D glasses, Hollywood, CA, 1952 Artwork - 36302 Titled, and dated with annotations in pencil. This 3D adventure film by director Arch Oboler is notable for being the first feature-length film shot in color 3D, and for being the enormously popular movie watched by audience members in the classic photograph we’ve all seen for Time Magazine. In late 19th century British East Africa, a man (Robert Stack) in charge of a railroad building project stymied by the presence of two man-eating lions becomes obsessed with hunting them down - and the situation turns even more perilous when his wife (Barbara Britton) appears for an unexpected visit. “What’s all this nonsense about a man-eating lion?”
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