I MARRIED ADVENTURE

Photographers, explorers, marketers, naturalists and authors, Martin and Osa studied the wildlife and peoples of East and Central Africa, the South Pacific Islands and British North Borneo. They explored then-unknown lands and brought back film footage and photographs, offering many Americans their first understanding of these distant lands. (Source: Wikipedia) I Married Adventure stars Osa Johnson and follows her 1940 bestselling book of the same title. The film uses studio produced scenes cut with actual footage from her nine world expeditions taken in Africa, Borneo, and the South Seas. If you have already seen Simba (1927), Congorilla (1932) or Baboona (1935), you will recognize the footage. Osa plays herself and her acting abilities are limited. Still, it is a remarkable story that is unique, and gives the viewer a rare insight into pre-WW2 Africa.