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Clyde E. Elliott

Born July 23, 1885 · Ord, Nebraska, USA

Died June 12, 1959 · aged 73

Clyde Ernest Elliott (July 23, 1885 – June 12, 1959) was an American motion picture director, producer, and writer. He is best known for animal films, especially Frank Buck’s first movie, Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932). Elliott was born in Ord, Nebraska, and was a class of 1909 alumnus of the University of Nebraska, and was a newspaper reporter, advertising solicitor and advertising promotion manage…

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Bring 'Em Back AliveBring 'Em Back Alive · 1932
Bring 'Em Back Alive
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MovieAdventureDocumentary
American animal trapper Frank Buck travels with Ali, his "number one boy," on an expedition into the Malayan jungle. From their jungle headquarters just north of Singapore, Frank, Ali and a team of native helpers roam the area from Northern Johore to Perak in search of interesting wild animals, reptiles and birds. Hoping to find a tiger, Buck captures a monitor lizard and a black leopard, while another black leopard narrowly escapes an encounter with a giant python and then battles a bigger and stronger tiger. After trapping a spotted leopard, Frank adopts a baby honey bear and a baby elephant. The team catches an orangutan, but the tiger eludes their camouflaged pit. Meanwhile, Frank visits the "bathing festival" of a local tribe and watches as tribesmen kill an intruding spotted leopard with blow darts. The tiger then meets an enormous regal python, who has just crushed a crocodile, and fights to a draw with it.
Devil TigerDevil Tiger · 1934
Devil Tiger
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MovieAdventure
Africa's fiercest jungle beasts clash in mortal combat in this wild animal adventure thriller. A story of white hunters and a Chinese boy hunting the title beast, that takes a back seat to amazing documentary footage. A crocodile fights a tiger, a boa constrictor fights a buffalo, a lion fights a tiger, another lion fights a python--in fact, almost every big jungle animal is pitted against another in this film.
A Winter's TaleA Winter's Tale · 1922
A Winter's Tale
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MovieDocumentary
A fictional documentary about a winter holiday, told by the family dog. Snow hikes, winter sports, Christmas celebrations, “when Mary comes back from the college for the Holiday Season”. The dog is also wearing ski gear. He has a bulldog friend. Farmer Perkins, a family friend, gives them a ride on his sled. Scenes of various hikes in the snowy landscapes are beautifully tinted and toned.

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Bring 'Em Back AliveBring 'Em Back Alive · 1932
Bring 'Em Back Alive
5.21932
MovieAdventureDocumentary
American animal trapper Frank Buck travels with Ali, his "number one boy," on an expedition into the Malayan jungle. From their jungle headquarters just north of Singapore, Frank, Ali and a team of native helpers roam the area from Northern Johore to Perak in search of interesting wild animals, reptiles and birds. Hoping to find a tiger, Buck captures a monitor lizard and a black leopard, while another black leopard narrowly escapes an encounter with a giant python and then battles a bigger and stronger tiger. After trapping a spotted leopard, Frank adopts a baby honey bear and a baby elephant. The team catches an orangutan, but the tiger eludes their camouflaged pit. Meanwhile, Frank visits the "bathing festival" of a local tribe and watches as tribesmen kill an intruding spotted leopard with blow darts. The tiger then meets an enormous regal python, who has just crushed a crocodile, and fights to a draw with it.

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