Elephant Boy

Elephant Boy

1937 · 82 min · ★ 6.6 · Adventure, Drama, Family

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

Directed by Zoltan Korda · Written by John Collier

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