The Great White North
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Sydney Snow
Director
Vilhjalmur Stefanson
Speaker in a short prolog to the film
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Titles
Kenneth Hawks
Film Editor
H. A. Snow
Story
H. A. Snow
Director of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Lost in the Arctic
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 25 Jul 1928
Distribution Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Synopsis
This film is a record of some aspects of life in the Arctic: a walrus hunt; a bear hunt that ends in the capture of the bear in nets; a conspectus of arctic bird life; and a whale hunt in which a whale is harpooned. The film concludes with scenes of Herald Island, where several members of the Stefanson Polar Expedition lost their lives.
Film Details
Also Known As
Lost in the Arctic
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
Jan
1928
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 25 Jul 1928
Distribution Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
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Notes
This film was also copyrighted and reviewed under the title Lost in the Arctic.