Trevor Howard would like you to sign his petition to save the elephant. The elephant is one of Africa's biggest creatures. Yet, he is usually gentle. His only enemy is that of man. Man hunts elephants for his skin, his tusks, for the sport. All this is what Trevor Howard stands up for and wants others to join in his quest to save the elephant. Unfortunately, no one has signed it. Even a man of the cloth rationalizes a reason not to sign it. When someone makes the rather unique remark, that he's going about it the wrong way, he tries another tactic, a more hands-on approach. Featuring a very good supporting cast that includes Errol Flynn, Eddie Albert, Herbert Lom, Paul Lukas and Orson Welles, this should have been better than it was. It does contain a rather earnest performance by Trevor Howard, Errol Flynn with his usual cavalier style, an odd fascination about it (maybe due in part to the mystique of Africa and the elephants) and great photography/cinematography of the elephants themselves, particularly near the end with a dramatic stampede of them. But other than aforesaid attributes, this safari of wannabe criminals gets tiresome by the end and frankly wore me out. If you're watching this just for Errol Flynn, don't!
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