A LONG TREK.
“TRADER HORN” FILM. The “Trader Horn” expedition, which penetrated Africa to film and record Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s mighty adventured rama, based on the famous book, was the longest and most elaborate motion trek in history, W. S. Van Dyke, director, headed the safari, and Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo and Olive Golden were the principal players. The entire trip covered more than 25,000 miles, much of it by motor or on foot in the dense African jungles. From the studio to the first location meant 52 days of travel. The motorised safari was accompanied by a small army of hunters, guards, roadmakers, native guards and servants. The safari was insured for 2,500,000 dollars. The route was as follows:—Culver City to New York by rail, to Genoa-, thence Port Said and Mombasa, British East 'Africa, by ship thence by motor caravan to Nairobi, Masdini, Butabia, Panyamur, Uganda and Murchison Falls, Lake Albert, and thence into the Belgian Congo. Side trips took them into the Upper White Nile and Victoria Nile country for special scenes.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 June 1931, Page 3
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175A LONG TREK. Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 June 1931, Page 3
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