IN THE ARENA

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 6237).

Synopsis

Scenes in Udaipur: feeding wild pigs; watering the state elephants; a fight between a wild boar and a tiger. Map of India indicating the position of Udaipur. Every night a keeper calls to and distributes grain to the wild pigs which come to the wall from the surrounding countryside (319). The State Elephants are taken out to be watered. Elephants are watched as they take part in a `push of war' competition (572). In an enclosed arena a wild boar is introduced to a captured wild tiger. The ensuing fight is watched by some people before the two animals area parted (952ft).

 

Titles

  • IN THE ARENA
Series Title:
SECRETS OF INDIA
 

Technical Data

Year:
1934
Running Time:
11 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
952 ft
 

Production Credits

Director
BARKAS, Geoffrey
Photography
BONNETT, S.R.
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation