Mamba Blu-ray

Runtime: 78 min

Director: Albert S. Rogell

Cast: Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman, Ralph Forbes, Claude Fleming, Will Stanton

Studios: Color Art Productions, Tiffany Productions

August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.

Special Features:

Audio commentary by filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith

Audio commentary by filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith

Interview with Paul Brennan

Interview with Paul Brennan on the rediscovery and restoration of Mamba, excerpted from the documentary Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey, by Rob Murphy

Theatre of Dreams

Theatre of Dreams, a documentary short on Murray and Pat Matthews, the Australian film collectors who discovered the sole surviving print

Slideshow of photos and text

Slideshow of photos and text detailing the production, release, and restoration of Mamba

Technical Specifications:

• 1920x1080p
• 1.33:1
• English with optional SDH subtitles