News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Arctic Adventurer (Exclusive to Movietone News)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
495
Date Released
28 Nov 1938
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arctic Adventure Haig Thomas Arctic Expedition. DESCRIPTION: Film of the Arctic Expedition of David Haig-Thomas. SHOTLIST: GV igloo being constructed. TS Eskimo putting top brick in igloo. GV igloo and huskies. MCU Eskimo fishing at hole in ice. CU Eskimo smoking pipe. GV Eskimos unloading supplies (x2). MS group of women with children. CU Eskimo & David Haig-Thomas peer from tent. CU Haig-Thomas dissolve to him bearded. CU John Wright dissolve to him bearded. GV eskimos with sled. LS sled moves away setting off on expedition (x2). GV sled moving uphill. GV Canadian Mounted Police post with huskies being fed. MCU eating. LS sled. CU musk ox. CU group of musk oxen & MS. GV dog moves around group of musk oxen (x2). MS Eskimo takes meat from Polar Bear carcass. GV he feeds meat to dogs. LS sled on move (x2). CU map showing new island named by David Haig-Thomas "Neville Chamberlain Island". Several shots of expedition on the move past water. GV group of Eskimos dancing to celebrate return of expedition. CU Eskimo boy. CU husky with puppies. CU puppies. GV dancing. MS Eskimo children run towards ship. GV ship in harbour. GV group of Eskimos wave from boat.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Domestic life; Animals; Engineering; Exploration and explorers; Newsreels
Card file number
34504
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
189
Story extras:
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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Arctic Adventurer (Exclusive to Movietone News)', British Movietone News Issue No. 495, 28 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9449 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)