Meshie, Child of a Chimpanzee
Plot: 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
Release Date:
Saturday, December 31 1932
92 years ago
92 years ago
Genres: Documentary