Wayne heads a good ensemble cast in this enjoyable if overlong adventure yarn about the exploits of a group of people in Africa which catches animals and sells to zoos. It's all very lighthearted with plenty of time for comedy, although some of it does seem forced. Given the three-decade difference in their ages, the romance between Wayne and Martinelli is rather embarrassing to watch. The animal capture scenes are exciting. The baby elephants are cute, as are the two women. The year this movie came out, Marilyn Monroe died of drug overdose at age 36. Girardon, who plays Brandy, would also die of drug overdose at age 36. Hawks is one of the great directors but he has handled these themes (the camaraderie among men in danger and romance between aggressive female and reluctant male) better before in films like Only Angels Have Wings and Rio Bravo.
