Bwana Devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters. It was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler and is considered to be the first American feature-length 3-D film in color. It is notable for sparking the first 3-D boom in the U.S. motion picture industry. It stars Robert Stack, Barbara Britton and Nigel Bruce. The film's tagline was: The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms! The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat... and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are Jack Hayward and Dr. Angus Ross. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Hayward desperately attempts to overcome the situation, but the slaughter continues. Britain sends three big-game hunters to kill the lions. With them comes Jack's wife. After the game hunters are killed by the lions, Jack sets out once and for all to kill them. A grim battle between Jack and the lions endangers both Jack and his wife. Jack kills the lions and proves he is not a weakling.
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| Release date: | November 26, 1952 |
| Directed by: | Arch Oboler |
| Runtime: | 79 Minutes |
| Producer: | Arch Oboler, Sidney W. Pink |
| Editor: | John Hoffman |
| Music by: | Gordon Jenkins |
| Cinematography: | Joseph F. Biroc, Lothrop B. Worth |
| Screenplay by: | Arch Oboler |
| Estimated budget: | $400,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure |