Elephant Boy
1937 · 1 h 22 min
Zoltan KordaCast
Sabu W.E. Holloway 
Walter Hudd 
Allan Jeayes Bruce Gordon D.J. Williams
Plot
In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
Sinekatalog’s take
Elephant Boy (1937) is a British adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda. It stars Sabu, W.E. Holloway and Walter Hudd. It runs 82 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Venice Film Festival 1937: Best Director (Silver Lion) — Zoltan Korda
- Venice Film Festival 1937: Venice Film Festival
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (932 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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