Osa Johnson Movies

  • 1930
    Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

    Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

    Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

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    As if they were showing their film to a few friends in their home, the Johnsons describe their trip across the world, which begins in the South...

    Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
  • 1932
    Congorilla

    Congorilla

    Congorilla

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    The first sound movie made entirely in Africa, Congorilla premiered in 1932 and permitted audiences to hear what they had only been able to see...

    Congorilla
  • 1918
    Cannibals of the South Seas

    Cannibals of the South Seas

    Cannibals of the South Seas

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    First of many films by the husband/wife team of Martin and Osa Johnson, originally backed by George Eastman.

    Cannibals of the South Seas
  • 1940
    I Married Adventure

    I Married Adventure

    I Married Adventure

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    A 1940 Columbia Picture feature film, "I Married Adventure" stars Osa Johnson and closely follows her 1940 best-selling book of the same name. Osa...

    I Married Adventure
  • 1935
    Baboona

    Baboona

    Baboona

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    The 1935 Morro films, shot by Martin and Osa Johnson, recount the 60,000 mile "Flying Safari" undertaken by the filmmakers as they flew their two...

    Baboona
  • 1928
    Simba: The King of the Beasts

    Simba: The King of the Beasts

    Simba: The King of the Beasts

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    Simba: The King of the Beasts is an 1928 American black-and-white silent documentary film, directed by Martin and Osa Johnson, which features the...

    Simba: The King of the Beasts
  • 1941
    African Paradise

    African Paradise

    African Paradise

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    Osa Johnson, "The First Lady of Exploration", stars in this rare documentary -- lost for over 50 years!! After the success of her 1940 book, I...

    African Paradise
  • 2018
    The Ark of Lights and Shadows

    The Ark of Lights and Shadows

    The Ark of Lights and Shadows

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    The forgotten story of Martin and Osa Johnson, rebel filmmakers and Kansas natives who made some of the first films in Africa in times when filming...

    The Ark of Lights and Shadows
  • 1937
    Borneo

    Borneo

    Borneo

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    Expeditions in Borneo by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson show the terrain, flora, fauna and lifestyle of Borneo as the Johnsons search for a huge...

    Borneo
  • 1918
    Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific

    Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific

    Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific

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    Documentary of an expedition by Martin E. Johnson and his wife into the native habitats of the Solomon and New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific....

    Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific