---
title: 'Africa Screams (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Barton'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/africa-screams-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041098/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Africa Screams (1950)

1950 · 79 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Africa Screams is a 1949 American adventure comedy film starring Abbott and Costello and directed by Charles Barton that parodies the safari genre. The title is a play on the title of the 1930 documentary Africa Speaks! The supporting cast features Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Hillary Brooke, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, Shemp Howard and Joe Besser. The film entered the public domain in 1977.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Barton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-barton)
- **Screenplay:** [Earl Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-baldwin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Schumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-schumann)
- **Producer:** [Huntington Hartford](https://cinepixo.com/people/huntington-hartford)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-van-enger)

## Cast

- [Joe Besser](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-besser)
- [Frank Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-buck)
- [Bud Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-abbott)
- [Shemp Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/shemp-howard)
- [Lou Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-costello)
- [Clyde Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-beatty)
- [Max Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-baer)

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