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Meaning of title 'Africa Screams'?


What is the title "Africa Screams" supposed to connote? Is it a reference to something that was obvious in 1950? Is it a reference to a book or another movie title?

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The title is a takeoff on a 1930 document, Africa Speaks. According to Abbott and Costello biographers Stephen Cox and John Lofflin, it is the least seen of any of the A&C films. In the 1970s, the copyright lapsed allowing independent producers to release cheap video copies. The film was shot in 16 days on a budget of less than $500,000.

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I'm pretty sure it's just meant as "African laughs" or "african follies" type of thing.

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