The jungle book 41 sabu riding an elephant rudyard. The movie wasnt really doing so hot said the new producer to the old big shot its dying on the edge of the great midwest sabu must tour or forever rest. Sabu dastagir movie actor was born in india on a saturday, january 27, 2024. John prine sabu visits the twin cities alone lyrics. Sabu dastagir in his film debut plays a young elephant boy who dreams of becoming a hunter like his father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. Sabu was an elephant boy when alexander korda found him. Nov 12, 2007 selar shaik sabu often mistakenly called sabu dastagir was born in 1924 in karapur, mysore, kingdom of mysore, then a princely state of british india, sabu was the son of an indian mahout.
Sabu was this 38 year old man from india that played a 14 year old boy from india in the movies. Elephant boy sabu rare 1937 original movie poster zoltan. However, not many are aware of mysorean sabudastagir whose debut movie elephant boy completed platinum jubilee this year. May 05, 2017 toomai sabu, a young boy growing up in india, longs to become a hunter. No longer the tiny little elephant boy, sabu now has a muscular, lean body that looks convincingly feral. Itd start out with sabu ridin through the jungle on the back of his elephant with nothin but a turban and a loin cloth, and a real dazed and confused look on his face.
The young boy s life so closely paralleled the films story that some of sabu s actual life experiences were incorporated into the film. Sabu, the son of the veterinary for the maharajahowner of the elephants, became kordas protege and later was induced to come to the united states. It is far bigger than any elephant tarzan ever had and frightened villagers want to shoot it. Also a pilot with the united states army air forces, he earned the distinguished flying cross for his service in world war ii. Nice story, put a dog in place of the elephant, and you have a boy and his dog. Title sequence from the movie elephant boy 1937 directed by. He began his wrestling career in 1985 in farhats promotion, big time wrestling, and was billed as being from saudi arabia under the ring names sabu the elephant boy use of the elephant boy was later dropped and terry s.
He obtained american citizenship before he was an indian actor. Now im gonna tell this story one more time for anybody that didnt get it the other hundred. I didnt like this movie at all too much of the hysterical elephant goes berserk routine,and the horrid racket to go with it sabu as the earnest,young hindu boy was at best,cloyingly maudlin. Meet indias first star on hollywoods walk of fame he was the first indian to make it in hollywood, long before priyanka chopra, om puri and irffan khan became noted actors in the west. His wartime service in the us army air force and his postwar professional decline with the bpictures but his happy family life until his early death. Released 1937, elephant boy stars sabu, walter hudd, allan jeayes, w. Holloway the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled.
G hey look ma here comes the elephant boy c bundled all up in his corduroy d headed down south towards illinois g from the jungles of east st. Sabu visits the twin cities alone john prine chords and lyrics for guitar. Elephant boy, the drum, jungle book eclipse series 30. Sabu dastagir movie actor life, age, zodiac birthday. Elephant boy this black and white movie is based on rudyard kiplings this black and white movie is based on rudyard kiplings toomai, of the elephants, in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.
Feb, 2014 g hey look ma here comes the elephant boy c bundled all up in his corduroy d headed down south towards illinois g from the jungles of east st. It was a prestigious project which was abruptly shelved and shashikala moved to stunt films and double shifts to keep the kitchen fires burning. In the meantime, he helps his mahout elephant driver father with kala nag, a larg. Flaherty, who produced some of the indian footage, and supervising director zoltan korda, who completed the film, won the best director award at the venice film festival. The son of an elephant driver mahout in service for the maharajah of his town, the young stable boy learned responsibility early in life when, at age 9, his father died and. It concerns sabu s rise from a wanna be hunter,mocked by fellow elephant drivers,to a full fledged leader in his own right. His fathers elephant is picked to join a hunt for wild elephants.
Childs play its hard to imagine a movie role more perfectly suited to the actor playing it than toomai in elephant boy 1937, the part that made selar shaikknown as sabuone of the least likely superstars in western cinema history. The indianborn actor, whose career started when he was spotted. Elephant boy 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kishore sahu cast shashikala opposite johnny walker in sauda which created ripples because it also starred the hollywood kid and the elephant boy sabu. He is a aquarius and was born in the year of the dragon known mononymously as sabu and remembered for his roles in such 1940s american movies as arabian nights and jungle book, he also famously appeared in the 1937 british movie elephant boy. Elephant boy sabu rare 1937 original movie poster zoltan korda director 27x41 movie posters are original pieces of cinema art and poster is a genuine collectors item. G c his manager sat in the office alone d g staring at the numbers on the telephone g c wondering how a man could send a child actor d g to visit in the land of the wind chill factor. Movie posters are produced by the studios to publicize their movies at the theaters. Borradaile discovered sabu in the mysore palace elephant stables, as the twelveyearold orphans father had been one of the maharajahs mahouts.
Overview of sabu, the elephant boy, 1998, directed by gina marsh, with john justin, john quentin, at turner classic movies. Elephant boy is a 1937 british adventure film starring sabu dastagir in his film debut. When he was, sabu was discovered by documentary filmmaker robert flaherty, who cast him in the role of an elephant driver in the 1937 british film elephant boy. The movie wasnt really doing so hot said the new producer to the old big shot its dying on the edge of the great midwest sabu must tour or forever. A character from one of rudyard kiplings 1894 jungle book stories, toomai is a spirited young mahout, or elephant driver, who proves. Meet sabu, mysores elephant boy mysuru news times of india. He made a final film for korda, the jungle book us, 1942, which brought his london films career full circle in that it returned to the source of elephant boy, the actor being as natural as mowgli as he had previously.
Apr 27, 2019 it is far bigger than any elephant tarzan ever had and frightened villagers want to shoot it. Sabu, the elephant boy the nostalgia league photograph. Sabu visits the twin cities alone john prine chords and. Sabu dastagir, 39, the former elephant boy of films, died of a heart attack monday at his chatsworth home, 10901 winnetka ave. Upcoming, new, and past sabu movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. At age 11, sabu was discovered by documentary filmmaker robert. Based upon rudyard kiplings short story, toomai of the elephants, this 1937 film features a very young sabu dastagir, in which he plays the role of toomai, a young mahout with a real affinity for elephant handling. Professional wrestling career early career 19851991 brunk was trained by his uncle, ed farhat the sheik, and was initially trained to be a technical wrestler. In britain and america, he was known for his work, during 1930s1940s. When mowgli finds a bear rug on the floor of buldeos house, he remarks, its you. Holloway and walter hudd, has sabu opening the picture giving a monologue and setting up the story for us. The jungle book 41 sabu riding an elephant rudyard kipling. The movie wasnt really doing so hot said the new producer to the old big shot its dying on the edge. Elephant boy 1937 stream and watch online moviefone.
Meet sabu, mysores elephant boy mysuru news times of. This black and white movie is based on rudyard kiplings toomai, of the elephants, in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes. The son of an indian mahout, or elephant driver, sabu spent much of his adolescence as a stable boy for the maharajah of mysore. John prine lyrics sabu visits the twin cities alone the movie wasnt really doing so hot said the new producer to the old big shot its dying on the edge of the great midwest sabu must tour or forever rest.
This poster is an original vintage one in good condition. Sabu dastagir or selar shaik sabu, depending on your resource was born on january 27, 1924, in the little town of mysore, india, which is nestled in the jungles of karapur. Sabu visits the twin cities alone chords by john prine. Based upon rudyard kiplings short story, toomai of the elephants, this 1937 film features a very young sabu dastagir, in which he plays the role of toomai, a young mahout with a real affinity for elephant. Sabu went on to headline a series of fantasies and adventures, transcending the exoticism projected onto him by. Elephant boy 1937 this black and white movie is based on rudyard kiplings toomai, of the elephants, in which a small native lad claims he knows. Sabu s role of toomai in the elephant boy was originally a minor one with the focus being on the other actors and the elephants. His career started when he was spotted by producer sir alexander korda. This was adapted from toomai of the elephants, a story by rudyard kipling. With john quentin, philip french, jack cardiff, john justin. Take a look at it, i think you will probably enjoy it.
Hollywood movie actor sabu dastagir biography, news. Just in case youve never seen a sabu movie, heres the rest of the story. The patronizing british head honcho was also a bit too much to take. This black and white movie is based on rudyard kiplings toomai, of the elephants, in which a small. A biographical documentary about sabu, his rapid rise to stardom as the elephant boy. After further research it appears that the threedisk dvd collection from criterion titled eclipse series 30.
Elephant boy is a 1937 british adventure film starring sabu in his film debut. All three look much better than the battered tv prints that circulated. The movie wasnt really doing so hot said the new producer to the old big shot its dying on the edge of the great midwest sabu. Lyrics to sabu visits the twin cities alone by john prine. Sabu visits the twin cities alone notes this is a song about sabu the elephant boy. Childs play its hard to imagine a movie role more perfectly suited to the actor playing it than toomai in elephant boy 1937, the part that made selar shaikknown as sabuone of the least likely superstars in western cinema h. If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe. Do not buy but ask for the invoice seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Elephant boy is an adventure film starring sabu in his film debut. Elephant boy, the thief of bagdad, and the jungle book made sabu dastagir from mysore, india, a star. His years of success making films in britain and in the states. Known mononymously as sabu and remembered for his roles in such 1940s american movies as arabian nights and jungle book, he also famously appeared in the 1937 british movie elephant boy. He was credited under the name sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s1940s in britain and america. Toomai sabu, a young boy growing up in india, longs to become a hunter.
This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of sabu riding an elephant in a deserted village in a scenephoto from the movie based on the classic rudyard kipling story. When the early rushes were viewed sabu s naturalness and photogenic quality stood out which, combined with his way with the animals, caused the script to be re written giving him a major part. Not while the drivers son yearold sabu, himself an orphaned son of an east indian elephant driver is able to control the beast, they wont. Sabu remained in hollywood for the duration of world war ii. In the meantime, he helps his mahout elephant driver father with kala nag, a large elephant that has been in their. And most of his movies took place in the jungle, but the plot was kinda like a grade b western. Childs play its hard to imagine a movie role more perfectly suited to the actor playing it than toomai in elephant boy 1937, the part that made selar shaikknown as sabu one of the least likely superstars in western cinema history.
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