Trader Horn (1931) was nominated for Outstanding Production (Best Picture) at the 4th Academy Award.
We review the Best Picture nominated movie Trader Horn as part of our bucket list goal to watch every Academy Award Best Picture nominee and winner from 1927-2028.
Synopsis: Two white traders on business in Africa run into trouble when they come across a missionary’s daughter who had been captured as a child by a native tribe and decide to bring her back to her family.
| Release date | May 23, 1931 |
| Directed by | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Cast | – Harry Carey as Aloysius ‘Trader’ Horn Edwina Booth as Nina Trent, The White Goddess Duncan Renaldo as Peru Mutia Omoolu as Rencharo, Horn’s native translator |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Trader Horn’s Nominations at the 4th Academy Awards
| Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Production | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
Our Review of Trader Horn
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