''Trader Hornee'' is a 1970

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and directed by Jonathan Lucas and starring Buddy Pantsari, Elisabeth Monica, John Alderman, and Christine Murray, and Deek Sills. Written and produced by

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, it is an adult-oriented parody of the vintage

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Trader Horn Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn (born Alfred Aloysius Smith; 1861–1931) was an ivory trader in central Africa. He wrote a book, ''Trader Horn'', detailing his journeys. The book also documents his efforts to free slaves; meet the founder of Rhodes ...

'' (1931). In 1977, the

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gave it a retroactive award of merit at its 1977 Erotica Awards as the movie considered to be the best adult film of 1966 to 1970.Thomas H. Hilton, "The First Annual Erotica Awards", ''

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'', December 1977, pp. 18-21.

Premise

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Hamilton Hornee and his team organize an expedition into mysterious Africa to search for Algona, heiress to her father's fortune. Algona happens to have become a magnificent blonde elephant-riding

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worshiped by the frightened tribe of the Meshpokas.

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