In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
Elephant Boy (1937) is a adventure, drama and family film directed by Zoltan Korda, released on March 12, 1937 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Sabu, W.E. Holloway, Walter Hudd and Allan Jeayes. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 21 ratings.
Sabu
as Toomai
W.E. Holloway
as Toomai's Father
Walter Hudd
as Petersen
Allan Jeayes
as Machua Appa
Bruce Gordon
as Rham Lahl
D.J. Williams
as Hunter
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Commissioner
Iravatha
as Kala Nag (uncredited)
Harry Lane
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Udham Singh
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Directed by Zoltan Korda, written by Lajos Biró, John Collier and Rudyard Kipling, produced by Alexander Korda.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 21 ratings.
This has something of a documentary about it as Sabu portrays the young "Toomai" - the "Elephant Boy" based on the Rudyard Kipling story published in 1893. When an elephant goes on the rampage, only the young boy - the son and grandson of a mahout - can calm it down and in so doing attracts the attention of the leader of a hunting party "Petersen" (Walter Hudd) who agrees to take him on a hunt. What now ensues is a…
Reviewed on June 20, 2022
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Elephant Boy (1937) is available to stream on Criterion Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Elephant Boy (1937) includes Sabu, W.E. Holloway, Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes and Bruce Gordon. The film was directed by Zoltan Korda. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Elephant Boy was released on March 12, 1937 and runs for 1h 22m.
Elephant Boy (1937) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 21 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, drama and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
