Man-Eater of Kumaon
Man-Eater of Kumaon is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Sabu, Wendell Corey and Joy Page.[1] The film was made after the success of the Jim Corbett book Man-Eaters of Kumaon, published in 1944.
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| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Produced by | Monty Shaff Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Written by | Richard G. Hubler Alden Nash |
| Screenplay by | Jeanne Bartiett m Lewis Meltzer |
| Based on | Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett |
| Starring | Sabu Wendell Corey Joy Page |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | George M. Arthur (as George Arthur) |
Production company | Shaff Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was not based on any of the stories of the Corbett's bestselling book, but used a fictional plot. The film was a flop, although some interesting footage of the tiger was filmed. Corbett is known to have said that "the best actor was the tiger".[2]
Plot
Dr. John Collins visits India, where he learns from native couple Narain and Lali during a tiger hunt.
Cast
- Sabu as Narain
- Wendell Corey as Dr. John Collins
- Joy Page as Lali (billed as Joanne Page)
- Morris Carnovsky as Ganga Ram
- Argentina Brunetti as Sita
- Jimmy Mossas Panwah
- Ted Hecht as Native doctor
- John Mansfield as Bearer
- Eddie Das as Ox-Cart Driver
- Charles Wagenheim as Panwah's Father
- Estelle Dodge as Panwah's mother
- Lal Chand Mehra as Farmer
- Phiroze Nazir as Farmer
- Virginia Wave as Farmer
- Frank Lackteen as Villager
- Jerry Riggio as Villager
- Neyle Morrow as Villager
- Ralph Moody as Villager
- Alan Foster as Villager
References
- "Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948) - Byron Haskin - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- Martin Booth, Carpet Sahib; A Life of Jim Corbett (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), 230.
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