XD94275a ” Beyond Bengal ” 1934 Documentary Thriller of Expedition through Malayan Peninsula Reel 1

Beyond Bengal, 1934, possibly tinted?

“Beyond Bengal is a 1934 American film directed by Harry Schenck. The film is also known as Bengal, Harry Schenck’s Beyond in the United States”

“The record of an expedition deep into the Malayan jungle.”

“Filmmaker Harry Schenck leads an expedition into the remote jungles of the Malayan Penisula. Accompanied by British scientist Joan Baldwin, fourteen cameras, and an elephant convoy of native guides and servants, including a teen-aged couple, Ali and Bee, Schenck immediately encounters a host of wild creatures, such as white gibbons, bats, pythons and cobras. Later, during the “big drive,” the Malayans beat the jungle brush to scare out more wild animals, including tigers, bears, leopards and a panther, while camouflaged cameramen film their movements and marksmen like Captain Nain Sei shoot down any would-be “man-eaters.” As they move on, the group films a large wild elephant herd, spotting a rare white elephant bull and chasing the others for the camera’s benefit. With the aid of telescopic lenses, they next track down the “unapproachable” seladang, a wild oxen that roams the densest part of the jungle terrain. In the midst of this activity, Miss Baldwin, who has been stricken with malaria, weakens and finally collapses. To save her, Schenck orders the convoy to return to “civilization” via the fast route, which takes them across the crocodile-infested Boya River. Many of the natives, including Ali, volunteer to clear the river of the crocodiles, risking their lives and limbs in the effort. Although they fail to drive the crocodiles out of the water, Schenck decides to cross anyway, and the troop forges ahead, successfully delivering Miss Baldwin to safety.”

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