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
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