Английская Википедия:Booloo
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox film Booloo is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Clyde E. Elliott. It stars Colin Tapley as a British soldier who attempts to prove the existence of a legendary tiger.
Plot
Captain Robert Rogers, a British Army officer, publishes a book about his father's exploits. After it is ridiculed as a hoax, Rogers leaves for the Malay Peninsula to prove the existence of Booloo, the legendary tiger that killed his father.[1]
Cast
- Colin Tapley as Captain Robert Rogers
- Jayne Regan as Kate Jaye
- Michio Itō as Sakai chief
- Herbert DeSouza as Rod DeSouza
- Fred Pullen as Nah Laku
- Mamo Clark as Native girl
- Swiatna Asmara as Native girl
- Claude King as Major Fenton
Production
In August 1937, Paramount signed a contract with Indonesian dramatist, Andjar Asmara, as a screenwriter after the last show of his theatrical troupe Bolero in Medan, and goes to Singapore on 14 August.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn They gave Andjar's wife, Ratna, a role as Sakai girl who was sacrificed in a ritual sacrifice to a white tiger.Шаблон:Sfn
Paramount wanted another jungle adventure film after The Jungle Princess proved popular, and they recruited Clyde E. Elliott to shoot a film in Singapore. Elliott's two previous Malayan films, Bring 'Em Back Alive and Devil Tiger, had been criticized for lacking authenticity. Booloo addressed these concerns by using Asian actors when available. The film was half complete on 4 March 1938.Шаблон:Sfn However, Paramount cut much of the footage starring these actors and reshot scenes in Hollywood as the scene between Colin Tapley and Ratna would be too real for audience and against Hays Code anti-miscegenation.Шаблон:Sfn For example, the role of a native girl, originally played by Ratna was recast to a Hawaiian actress, Mamo Clark, but Ratna was still credited as Swiatna Asmara with the wrong name which is included to sell the name because it comes from an exotic region.[2]Шаблон:Sfn
Release
Paramount released Booloo in the US on July 29, 1938.[1]
Reception and legacy
Booloo received negative reviews, which criticized the story and editing.[2] Frank Nugent of The New York Times called it "an exciting and quite entertaining blend of the real and the make-believe".[3] Even though her scene had been cut, Ratna Asmara remain as the first Malay representation in Hollywood.Шаблон:Sfn
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External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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