No renewal found Free in the US since 1 January 1978, on the registry's reading: registration LP2771 of 1949 by Nasbro Pictures, Inc was not renewed in the volumes searched. Record.
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AfricaScreams on the Internet Archive; released 1949
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78 shots over 1:18:55 · 3 beats in 1 sequence · 993 transcript lines · JSON
Check before citing the shot count. Few shot boundaries: 78 shots in 1:18:55 is under one a minute. The detector misses cuts on dark, faded or damaged prints and treats dissolves as continuous; the count is a floor, not a measurement. A 14:51 shot at 35:22 (shot 33): either a static hold or a run of missed cuts. Treat it as unverified.
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78 shots over 1:18:55, read from the Internet Archive copy AfricaScreams (Africa_Screams.mp4, 640×480, 29.97 fps). Shot boundaries by PySceneDetect's adaptive detector; each frame links to the Archive's player at that second. Registry dossier: Africa ScreamsNo renewal found. JSON
Measurements: black-and-white film on its keyframes (0 of 78 shots judged colour), average shot 60.7s long, a frontal face detected in 23% of keyframes. Shots are detected automatically and each is represented by its midpoint frame.
Released 1949 (Internet Archive). Credited cast, film-level, from archive description: Clyde Beatty, Shemp Howard. A cast credit does not place an actor in any particular beat.
3 beats in 1 sequences, cut automatically at shot boundaries scored on picture change, pauses in speech, topic shifts, on-screen text and cutting rhythm (each beat says why it starts where it does). Each is annotated by a vision-language model from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in it, as observations with evidence; anything the frames and lines do not support is left null. Machine annotation (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct), checked automatically: quotes must be verbatim, names must be spoken, "visible" events are sampled to a second model. 3 of 3 beats annotated, 3 passed the checks, 0 flagged.
Beats
Passages cut at shot boundaries and annotated by a machine from four sampled frames and the transcript lines in them. Each beat says why it starts where it does and what was checked; sequences are visual groups, not scenes.
Model synopsis: A man named Stanley Livingston, working in a bookstore, is approached by two men seeking a map from a rare book; he later pretends to be a big game hunter for a woman named Diane Emerson. A separate scene shows a man in a tent, suggesting a shift to an outdoor or expedition setting.
A man in a safari outfit stands inside a tent. [frame:4]
Named: Stanley Livingston (t:3:08), Diane Emerson (t:5:48), Buzz (t:2:04), Bob (t:6:14). 5 people observed.
Model synopsis: A man named Stanley is pursued through a jungle after hiding diamonds; he is captured by armed men who threaten him while searching for the gems. The scene takes place in dense jungle foliage with no clear time of day indicated.
Named: Max (t:65:53), Stanley (t:66:22), Gunner (t:68:44), Reza (t:67:37), Harry (t:69:40), Mr. Buck (t:67:23). 6 people observed.
Model synopsis: The beat shows a jungle fight scene followed by a character lamenting lost wealth and a final office scene with dialogue about raises and morning greetings. The cast list is shown on screen, naming actors like Bud Abbott and Shemp Howard.
Two men are fighting in a jungle path. [frame:1]
One man is grabbing another from behind. [frame:2]
A man is running away down a jungle path. [frame:3]
1 more under Evidence and details.
Named: Stanley Livingston (t:77:43), Buzz Johnson (t:76:14), Harry (t:77:21), Marshall (t:75:51), Mr. Myleson (t:77:43), Kaluma (t:77:21). 8 people observed.
Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 993 segments kept, 179 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.
2:07 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Take it away. Take it away.
2:10 Not here! Wait a minute. He's excited. This is a harmless little kitten. Buzz, I'm scared of death. Look at the wild look in his face. Oh, no.
2:20 I can't understand why you had this terrible fear of animals in you. What is it? When I was a little baby, I was scared by my piggy bank. Oh, that's nonsense.
4:41 Hey, Buzz, this you'll never believe. There were two guys in here. Look, I understand. Look, Stanley, how well do you remember that book you read about Doc Safaree?
4:47 That's what I'm trying to tell you. There was two guys in here. Now, look, you remember there was a map in it.
4:55 I'm drawing that map now. Oh, no, you don't. Oh, you can't. Buzz, don't tear that up. I've got a chance to make a move. Quiet, quiet. Come on, follow me. Take it easy, take it easy. Madam.
5:06 You are the luckiest person in New York this morning.
5:34 That's one map I could draw in a darkroom even without a pencil. You see, your troubles were all over.
5:38 I could make arrangements to bring him over to your home this evening. Oh, marvelous. I think it's a wonderful idea. My name is Emerson, Diane Emerson. How do you do, Miss Emerson? No, I got a date in the alley. She'll have to wait. She'll have to wait. Here's my address.
12:30 Clyde Beatty. Clyde Beatty. Clyde, it's nice knowing you. I want you to stick around because I'm going to tell you how I used to go in myself and tame those lions.
12:37 Now, when it comes to taming the animals, Clyde,
12:55 Oh, good evening. I see you've met Mr. Livington, our big wild game hunter, eh? Yes, indeed. Swell. You just didn't tell me about some of these exploits. Oh, swell, swell, that's fine. Tell them about the time you and Clyde Beattie went tiger hunting in India. Yes, I'd like to hear about it. Yes, indeed. Stanley tells me that he outshot Beattie five to one. All right, all right, all right. By the way, I don't think you've introduced me to this gentleman.
13:51 You mean you intend to take a trip to Africa?
13:54 Very definitely. I'm planning a safari. I wonder if I may be excused. I know you folks would rather talk business in private. If you don't mind, I think it would be better.
14:02 Mr. Beatty's hat, Harry. Excuse me, gentlemen. Good night, old friend.
14:13 Quick, Grappler and Boots are outside waiting to slug Johnson and Livington. Tell them the plans are changed and to lay off. Yes, ma'am.
14:41 Desire to what? Of course, I'll have to explain everything to the lady. Explain it to me.
14:46 Mr. Livington insists on journeying your safari to Africa. I insist? There you are. You heard it from his own mix. Just, uh, hello. Just a minute. How do you do? You see, with Mr. Livington in Africa...
14:58 He'd feel right at home, and it'd be very simple for him to draw the map without any difficulties. I think it's an excellent idea. Once we're there, he can lead us to the East Fork of the Tarabongo and Okavangi River. Lead you to the fork? Shelley, of course, it'll be the regular $5,000 fee in advance, and...
15:13 $15,000 on completion. Of course, that includes my services.
15:37 Listen, Buzz, I'm not going to go over there. You've got no right to put me in a thing like that. Oh, what kind of money? You're always putting me right in the middle of it. Don't tell me what kind of money is. Don't you give me that. Listen, you've got no arguments. I'm not going to go over there with all those lines.
15:47 I'm going to start going to get away. I'm not going to go over there. No arguments.
18:35 Suppose a north wind should come up, what would you do? I throw out another anchor. If a west wind came up, what would you do? I throw out another anchor. And a south wind came up, what would you do then? I throw out another anchor. And an east wind blew up, what would you do? I throw out another anchor. Where are you getting all the anchors? The same place you're getting all the wind.
22:07 Come on Sammy. Oh, but this one I had to turn on my intent come over here draw that map oh
22:12 The map? The map. If I draw, will you let me go home? Why do you want to go home? I forgot something. What did you forget? I forgot to stay there. Draw the map. Come on.
22:38 You got it? Attaboy. Oh, this paper here is worth a million dollars. A million dollars? I mean, I thought I did it. Give me something. I got to have something for it. Oh, sure, sure. I intended to. Here. Here's a nickel. Thank you. Attaboy. Oh, a nickel.
23:45 Uh, there seems to be something lacking here. Uh...
23:49 I'll see Stanley there's some detail working. He hasn't really completed the map.
23:55 I'll be right back. Here's your tea. I put plenty of sugar in it. Drink it yourself. Oh, drink it yourself. Drink it yourself.
24:02 Harry, I want to see Boots and Grappler immediately. Ooh, all right.
24:07 Come here. Come here. Come here. Why is Alicant? Now, what's the matter with you? I thought you were putting something over on me.
24:13 This is not the map that was in Cuddleford's book. Oh, yes, it is. This thing tells you how to get the Clopper's department store. Well, that's the map. I used to keep that map in Cuddleford's book.
24:21 Listen, you nitwitted numbskull. These people want a map of the Bangy Territory. The Bangy Territory?
24:27 Bangy territory? Yes. I was wondering why they want to pay all that kind of money just to find the directions how I get the croppers department store. That I couldn't understand. Just a minute. Do you realize we're in the most dangerous spot we've ever been in our lives?
24:39 Dangerous spot? Dangerous spot! Buzz, what? Is it worse than a time when Skinny Marine knocked the ship off my shoulder? Ah, certainly. Worse than that? I should say it is. And the time I drew the line like that?
24:49 Far more? Yeah, but that time he came over the line.
24:52 It's worse than that? Never mind that. It's worse than that. Oh, are we in trouble? Wait a minute. Oh. We've got to do something.
24:58 I have it. We've got to get out. Come on. Come on, hurry up. Come on. Let's go.
26:09 Stanley! Stanley, no. Don't bother me. Stanley, you're not going to kill anyone. Don't hold me back. Don't do that. Somebody's got to get it. And when I get this mad, somebody's got to get it. Stanley. Ha, ha. Ha, ha.
26:23 Fine friend you are. You bring me away out here in the heart of the jungle.
28:34 Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'll get a hold of him.
28:42 remember what happened coppers department store don't do it now don't get excited this little cat was raised on milk suicide but I ain't meat now take away go ahead go back to us mother that's it now go ahead and say yeah you see yeah yeah yeah
29:00 I got my finger back. What do you mean you got your finger? You touched them. I touched a real line. That's all there is to it. A real line. I...
29:07 Brave! Too late! Well, that's it. Just like that! That'll take that fear out of you. Ha ha!
29:12 I'm going to capture that little baby lion, and I'm going to bring it back to Diana.
33:22 Got one! We don't need a baby, though. But we got him. What? Bring the net around there. Come on, now. Now get him in the net, sir. Bring him up. Pull him up. Mr. Johnson, that's the first of the species.
34:08 Stanley! Where have you been? I've searched this jungle all night long for you. Last night I want to take that... There is no time for clowning.
34:16 while this is what he tried to make a monkey out of yourself that's it's a work it is my man here this is a good idea that this whole yes i am least you could have done was put a red lantern there i'm gonna report you to the african women i certainly have to get easy to try to build anyway crap
34:29 Yeah, it's a trap. You're doing it all wrong. What do you mean I'm doing it all wrong? This guy don't know for nothing about building a trap. I showed Frank Buck how to build all his traps. Every one of them. He listens to me.
34:38 I'm one of the biggest game hunters in the whole world. That's why I'm over here. Wait a minute. You got the whole thing. It's... It's... Will you keep quiet? It's... It's...
34:46 When you keep quiet after what I saw last night, I'm the boss. I don't know what I'm talking about.
38:03 I think Diane is trying to put something over on us.
38:06 Doesn't it seem funny to you that as soon as Clyde Beatty goes out to bag lions,
38:11 She lets us come down here to take a swim in the river. Oh, Tush, Tush. Now, never mind the Tush Tush. I can use it. I can use it. Just a minute. We made her in the Diamond Territory.
38:23 Buzz. Maybe she has the diamonds. Buzz, you've got to take it easy.
38:26 You need more sleep nights, kid. Now, forget about diamonds. I'm a little worried. Don't get worried. Hold it. I know. Come on.
38:34 Let's go in and take a bath. A bath or something. And swim nicely. All right, put it down. Put it down. Put it down.
38:40 Come on, let's go. Well? The last one in this hole made. Wait a minute.
38:44 Where are you going? I'll dive in. In there? Of course you're there. I gotta dive in over there. I'll get your head over there. Yeah, did you read this sign? What? Do you know what that sign says?
38:53 Who's walking on the grass? Hey, wait a minute. You can't dive in there. There's nothing but crocodiles in there. Oh, no. What? Crocodiles.
39:01 Wait a minute, don't get excited, don't get excited. You see over here, there's nothing but nets. I dive inside the nets. Yeah, the crocodiles can't get in the nets. That's good. That's well. Go ahead, ride in, enjoy yourself. Okay.
41:19 I don't understand why he has to try those cats out before he sends them back to the stage. Who worries me? Doesn't worry me half as much as those two knotheads you brought along with us.
42:08 You know where the water bag is? Yeah. You meet me there. I'll be in this skin. Uh-huh.
42:12 And make sure you bring Diana with you. Oh, you want me to get Diana and bring over by the pass by the water bag? And then you're going to have the lines you get on and then... That's it. Just act like Clyde beating.
42:21 Okay, Buzz. Attaboy. I'm going over to have a chit-chat with Diane. Yeah, now. I'm going to show her I'm a pretty brave kid, and I don't like this kind of talk all around. Why are you talking? Don't forget by the pass by the waterbed. I'll be there.
53:07 Sentiments of things that were all wrong. I wouldn't send my worst enemy out to do the things I taught him to do.
53:16 That way I used to cheat him. He used to slap that poor kid all over the...
53:20 I'm gonna... Oh, he's a cheater. That kid never did nothing to nobody. He was only here. He was a nice, a nice boy, that kid.
53:31 Oh, I feel like jumping off a cliff. That's what I should do. Poor Stanley. But no, no, no, I've got the nerve. He's only here to tell me what to do, Stanley.
53:44 What should I do, Stanley? I know what I'll do. It's that lion. What?
53:52 I'll spend the rest of my days right here in this forest. I'll get that lion. I'll get that lion if it's the last thing I do. I'll spend my life here in this forest. You don't have to get this. Call, boss.
54:06 Stanley, what's the matter? Stanley, Trump, it's really you. Shut up, Huss. Wait a minute.
54:53 It's mine. I found them. I found a diamond. Diamond, that's a piece of broken milk bottle. Don't tell me what it is. There's another piece over there. I've been looking at that one for a long time. Stanley.
1:01:50 Yes, sir. And so I've decided there's no such thing as an orangutan gargantua. And now that we have enough animals to have made the expedition worthwhile, I suggest that you and your men prepare to leave for the coast. That's all right with me, Miss Emerson.
1:02:04 I'm going to tell my men. All right, Mr. Peter. Miss Emerson, Miss Emerson, there's some fellas out there wanting to see you. They want to hold a conference. I think you'd better hurry. All right, Harry.
1:04:00 up I'm gonna tell you we're in very dangerous territory that's my first night captured by the cannibals man-eating cannibals you know what they did they tied us up to the stakes and one guy looked at me anyone like this and I know that was for no good and I want to tell you something else I escaped and then I untied Buzz and he's it and then he were all these cannibals and I was starting to fight him and I hit one right and another on the right and one with a fancy uppercut I went like this
1:04:25 Boom! And I hit another one right. And I... And I... I kept heading...
1:10:16 They've got to be here. They must be here. We've got to be here. We're on it. Keep walking. Keep walking.
1:10:22 How did you ever get into this mess? I don't understand. Go on, keep going. Stay down. Keep going. I got my eye on you. What are you trying to do, make a monkey out of me? I see you.
1:15:53 I'm going home. Away from me. No, you don't. I've had enough of you. Who's the rap over here? Oh, nothing over there. You're nothing but a little jinx. You've always been a jinx to me. I don't understand. You don't understand. I don't understand.