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Film taken on the Byrd Antarctic expedition with an onscreen spoken introduction by Byrd. Primarily a silent film with intertitles and musical score, but there is narration in the last section.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927), Milestone Film & Video, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976, Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958, Van der Veer, Willard, Rucker, Joseph
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Chatsworth, CA : Milestone Film & Video ; Image Entertainment, [1999]
Series:Milestone collection.
Subjects:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition > (1st : > 1928-1930)
Documentary films.
Description
Summary:Film taken on the Byrd Antarctic expedition with an onscreen spoken introduction by Byrd. Primarily a silent film with intertitles and musical score, but there is narration in the last section.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1930.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1929/30: Best Cinematography
Production Credits:Editor, Emanuel Cohen ; narrative of polar flight section, Floyd Gibbons ; titles, Julian Johnson ; music, Manny Baer ; photography, Willard van der Veer and Joseph Rucker.