Ivan Tors adds some his usual grab bag collection of silent plot points to some fine wild life shots by South African producer/cameraman Sven Persson to come up with a kiddie matinée for the 1960s. Harry Guardino and Robert Culp, both actors with far better real-life senses of humor than they were ever permitted to show on screen, play their roles as a poacher and zoologist straight, alas. Lalo Schifrin provides some of his typically excellent music. Alas, there are a few too many dramatic stings to get the audience's blood up for it to be really good.
Ivan Tors was a well-intentioned, didactic director/producer who decided the best way to combine his passions was to create this sort of show to propagandize kids. He got some top talent to work with him. Too bad he saddled them with trite scripts. Still, the result is enjoyable if you turn your brain off.
Ivan Tors was a well-intentioned, didactic director/producer who decided the best way to combine his passions was to create this sort of show to propagandize kids. He got some top talent to work with him. Too bad he saddled them with trite scripts. Still, the result is enjoyable if you turn your brain off.