Meshie, Child of a Chimpanzee
In 1931, Henry Cushier Raven, the American Museum of Natural History’s Curator of Human and Comparative Anatomy, returned from West Africa to his home in Long Island with a baby chimpanzee named Meshie. Raven shot a home movie-style documentary of Meshie living, playing with, and taking care of his young kids Harry, Jane, and Mary.
Director: Henry Cushier Raven
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Dec 31, 1932
- Runtime
- 51m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Henry Cushier Raven