Actors in dramatized scenes, together with actual footage of natural landmarks and wildlife in Africa. David Livingstone meets Queen Victoria in Windsor Castle. David Livingstone reports his discoveries in Africa, such as the Victoria Falls, which he named after the Queen. David Livingstone bows to Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria and her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Duchess of Kent and Strathearn), listens to David Livingstone. Thundering waters of Victoria Falls. Herds of zebra, letchwe and wildebeeste grazing in Southern African Savannah. Egrets circling above buffaloes in the African Savannah. Elands, sable antelopes, roan antelopes, druikers in forest. A cheetah waits for prey in rocky hill. Pelicans fly over a lake.
Period dramatization. David Livingstone reports to British Queen Victoria in Windsor Castle. David Livingstone recounts slave trade run by Arab traders in Zanzibar. Arab traders conduct business in slave market in Zanzibar. Enslaved African natives sit nearby slave traders. An elderly Arab customer inspects an African slave’s physical attributes and health. Elderly Arab customer walks away dissatisfied. Two Arab slave traders argue. A wealthy Arab man inspects African slave’s physical attributes. Arab man checks African slave’s teeth, chest and arms. Arab man agrees to purchase the African slave. Enslaved African women, wearing hijab, sit nearby. David Livingstone speaks to slave traders. Queen Victoria asks David Livingstone a question.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone comes home to his wife, Mary Moffat Livingstone, in Britain. David Livingstone and his wife hold hands while they talk about their plans. Mary Livingstone leans on David Livingstone’s shoulders affectionately. A baobab tree in Chupanga, Mozambique, under which Mary Moffat Livingstone is buried. A bereaved David Livingstone writes on his diary “I loved her when I married her, and the longer I lived with her I loved her the more.” David Livingstone stands alone facing the hills.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone and his native African attendants sees Lake Nyasa, also known as Lake Malawi, an African Great Lake located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Migratory birds flock and fly over Lake Nyasa. Hippopotamuses partially submerge in the lake.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone saves a sick African slave boy’s life. David Livingstone and his party witnesses a slave trader ordering a servant to kill an enslaved native African boy. David Livingstone rushes to the boy’s aid. African slave boy cries, begging for his life. David Livingstone restrains the servant and disarms his machete. David Livingstone confronts slave trader. David Livingstone buys the native slave boy from the slave trader. David Livingstone orders his African servants to bring 5 yards of cloth. David Livingstone untie the rope on boy’s hands and gives the slave trader cloth. David Livingstone and his native caravan, with the young native slave boy, continues their trek along southeastern Africa.
Dramatization. Dr. David Livingstone instructs an African messenger to deliver his letters to the coast. African messenger sets off. An African native report on David Livingstone’s letters to disgruntled expedition members. African attendant sets off to kill the messenger. African attendant stalks the messenger carefully in the jungle. David Livingstone applies shaving cream on his face. Livingstone playfully paints a moustache on the native African boy with shaving cream. Livingstone and the African boy laugh after Livingstone shows his face in the mirror. African attendant burn letters in fire.