Simba: King of the Beasts (1928)
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 couple's 4-year expedition to track the lion across Abyssinian and Kenyan veldts into his lair. The film, which went on nationwide general release on __jbcdate__1928-01-25|January 25, 1928__end__, was premiered at the Earl Caroll Theatre in New York on __jbcdate__1928-01-23|January 23, 1928__end__.
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