| GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS NO. 6 Further adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett - polar bear hunting and seal watching. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6904 |
| Catalog #: | 191313 | |
| Clip Number: | 191313-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PSP 729 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:20 - 01:15:43 | |
| Location: | Greenland | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: Inuit (Eskimo) EXPLORATION: Arctic LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Greenland OCCUPATIONS: Explorers | |
| Description: | GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS NO. 6 Further adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett - polar bear hunting and seal watching. "Now we continue our journey to Greenland's icy mountains No. 6" "Accompanying bluff old Capt. Bartlett (Peary's Companion on his North Pole dash) we brave the perils of ice and water in search of Arctic adventures." High angle shot of the prow of the Morrissey as it cuts its way through ice floes. Moving shot of "miles and miles of menacing ice". Unusual shot of man climbing up to the crow's-nest - we see the top of his head as he climbs the rope ladder towards the cameraman. Various shots of the ice and of men at work - some good shots of the ship cutting through ice seen from the crow's-nest. Bluff Bob Bartlett narrates the film describing how they have been stuck in the ice for 37 days. Two of the party go exploring in a small canoe. Good shots of them canoeing through narrow canals. They chase after a polar bear who swims through the water. They rope him. Bob tells us that he is "mad as a March hare". The polar bear struggles against the rope and eventually climbs up onto some ice and frees himself "just like Houdini". Bob jokes about how the bear will swim home and tell the wife all about his adventure. Various shots of icebergs and local animals - a herd of seals. Bob jokes about having to disappoint the girls who have asked him to bring back sealskin coats. Narwhal swimming near the surface. Eskimos roll two narwhals up on to the beach. Good sequence showing Eskimos congregating around the narehals then cutting off pieces to eat. One of the Eskimos holds a flare so it is possibly early evening. Eskimos run on to the beach. Bartlett tells us that the meat tastes just like chicken and that the locals are so hungry they will eat some raw. M/S of man slicing a piece off, C/U of Eskimos eating pieces of the meat. C/U of two Eskimo children eating, one uses a very large knife. Bob makes a joke about the large knives being the reason why all Eskimos have small noses. | |
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