Rescue of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition


1914

Brief Synopsis

A rescue party sets out to find the lost expedition of world renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, commander of the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918), which had had no communication with the outside world for many months....

Film Details

Also Known As
The Steffanson Rescue; Life in the Frozen North
Release Date
Dec 1, 1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Sunset Motion Picture Co.
Distribution Company
State Rights; Sunset Motion Picture Co.
Country
United States
Location
San Francisco, California, United States

Synopsis

A rescue party sets out to find the lost expedition of world renowned explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, commander of the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918), which had had no communication with the outside world for many months.

Film Details

Also Known As
The Steffanson Rescue; Life in the Frozen North
Release Date
Dec 1, 1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Sunset Motion Picture Co.
Distribution Company
State Rights; Sunset Motion Picture Co.
Country
United States
Location
San Francisco, California, United States

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Notes

The Sunset Motion Picture Co. was located in San Francisco, CA. An ad in Moving Picture World on November 21, 1914, p. 1135 calls the film The Steffanson [sic] Rescue and indicates that it had the subtitle Life in the Frozen North. It is also possible that the subtitle was an accompanying short.