Two young camera operators accept an unusual job after a rail collision with a traveling show-capture living scenes of the jungle, then push inland to reach a missionary's assistant. The route runs from the Pacific coast to New York, across the Mediterranean and the Canal, and down to the East African shore-then by rail and caravan into thorn scrub and swamp. Cameras spin beside rifles as the team faces rogue elephants, flash floods, quicksand, and talk of unrest. A gloomy funnyman with real field skills joins the party, turning caution into a plan. Technical notes on lenses, reels, and lighting mingle with treks through game country, giving a ground-level look at early motion-picture work under fire. Amid market towns and remote stations, allies appear and vanish, but the aim remains steady: find the missing worker and bring her out. Adventure, travel, and filmmaking meet in a fast, forward drive that tests teamwork, clear judgment, and steady focus-on the lens and on the goal.