Hunting Big Game in Africa

Overview

Promoted as authentic safari footage, this early Selig production stages a lion hunt in California rather than Africa. Using animals from Selig’s game preserve and employing a Roosevelt look-alike for cutaways, the film presented itself as a record of Theodore Roosevelt’s celebrated expedition. In reality, it was one of the earliest “fake documentaries,” blending staged action and exotic branding to satisfy audience demand for Roosevelt’s big-game exploits.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 21, 1909

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Selig Polyscope Company

Director

Frank Boggs,Otis Turner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1914273