EXPLANATORY FOREWORD 



THIS is not a story of the picture, "Africa Speaks," 

 but rather a chronicle of events; a record of 

 strange peoples and wild beasts; a history of varied 

 adventures, crowded into fourteen eventful months. 

 The film story depicts life as it has existed in Africa for 

 many centuries and as it still exists today, but it must, 

 of necessity, in order to entertain, move swiftly to its 

 cHmax. A book can swing along at a more leisurely 

 pace, even allowing the author to pause now and then 

 to paint a picture. 



The material for the film, "Africa Speaks," was col- 

 lected during the expedition's travels in Africa, but in 

 editing a motion picture for the general pubUc, it is 

 essential to take a few liberties in order to construct 

 a smooth-running continuity, and to build dramatic 

 incidents. In the film, the course of the expedition 

 moves from west to east, so that the Hons and other 

 exciting scenes woven around them can act as the 

 climax of the production. There are very few lions on 

 the West Coast and no tribesmen comparable to the 

 Masai and Nandi. Otherwise it would have been 

 possible to follow in the picture the actual route of the 

 expedition just as it will be presented in this book; 

 that is, east to west. 



Paul L. Hoefler ^ 



Brown Palace Hotel 

 Denver, Colorado 



