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GORILLA’S SCREAM RECORDFor the first time in history the scream of the angered gorilla and the chatter of the African pigmy have been successfully translated to the realm of the talkie”—but only with the greatest difficulty, Mr. Martin Johnson, famous explorer, said at his home in Cban-ute, Kansas, U.S.A. (says United Press).. .With hiB wife, who always accompanies him on his explorations, Mr. Johnson spent months in. the heart of Africa, seeking film “shots which, he says, have never been duplicated. Mr. Johnson told of the hardships undergone in using the most modern equipment In perhaps the most uncivilised portion, of the earth.“It was a terrific Job/1 he said, “getting the 3000 lb. sound equipment up the mountains of the Belgian Congo, where the gorlllaB were found, but we had good black 'hoys/ and we did it. We were unusually lucky In finding all the gorillas we needed, when time and again hunters and explorers have failed The explorer and his wife agreed that standing your ground to shoot a charging rhinoceros or lion has not the thrill of facing a frenzied gorilla, 600 lb. of mad animal, more powerful than a tiger, beating with savage paws and screaming. But, they added, there !b a secret about the gorilla, although It takes a brave pereon^to discover It. They are cowards, and generally they will retreat just as it seems they are about to charge, provided one stands his ground before them. This happened several times in the course of filming the picture, It was said.
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