Elephant Boy
Seen it?1937 | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved The Jungle Book or Where the Wild Things Are, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Zoltan Korda, Robert Flaherty
- SabuToomai
- W.E. HollowayToomai's Father
- Walter HuddPetersen
- Allan JeayesMachua Appa
- Bruce GordonRham Lahl
- D.J. WilliamsHunter
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteCommissioner
- IravathaKala Nag (uncredited)
- Harry LaneBit Part (uncredited)
- Udham SinghMan in Crowd (uncredited)