Title: Africa Screams Summary: Abbott & Costello search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals... Directed by: Charles Barton Actors: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty Production Company: Nassour Studios Inc. Release Date: 27 May 1949 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking fellow bookseller Stanley knows a great deal about Africa they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe. After encounters with lion tamers, giant apes and a wild river, Buzz returns to America. Stanley finds diamonds and buys the store they once worked for, hiring Buzz as its elevator operator.