Africa Speaks! / Beyond Bengal

This twin bill of early "mondo" documentaries opens with "Africa Speaks!," an excursion into the danger-filled center of the Dark Continent. Ferocious lions, leaping impalas, deadly locust swarms, and plate-lipped Ubangi tribeswomen are all captured on film; Lowell Thomas narrates. Next, producer/explorer Harry Schenck takes you "Beyond Bengal" to the Malay Peninsula, where elephants stampede, crocodiles attack unwary boaters, and a native boy and girl fall in love. 112 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.