Kid 'in' Africa: was released on October 6, 1933 and distributed by Fox Film. The 10-minute film stars Temple as Madam Cradlebait, a missionary and captive of jungle savages rescued from the cooking pot by a Tarzan-like character called Diaperzan (Danny Boone, Jr.), who arrives on the back of an elephant. A group of black children playing savages were directed to run and fall en masse when shot by arrows from the good guys. Unbeknownst to the children, a piano wire was strung shin-high in their path and they fell into a yowling heap, some with bleeding shins (Black 26). The film was the most tasteless in the series, and, with its release, the series was discontinued (Edwards 38). The film strangely includes an advertisement for Ex-Lax; a sign therefor appears on a post in front of the Hotel "Squaldorf".

Starring:

Shirley Temple

Genre:

Comedy, Short