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Wikipedia article




'With Byrd at the South Pole' (1930) is a documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 1st quest to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. The film's soundtrack consists mostly of music and sound effects, with narration read by Floyd Gibbons. The film won at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616030642/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/54972/With-Byrd-at-the-South-Pole-The-Story-of-Little-America/details The New York Times Movies]

The film was the first documentary to win any Oscar and the only one to win cinematography.

Cast



*Richard E. Byrd...Himself (Expedition Commander) (as Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd)

*Claire Alexander...Supply Officer

*Bernt Balchen...Aviation Pilot

*George H. Black...Seaman and Tractor Man

*Quin A. Blackburn...Topographer

*Kennard F. Bubier...Aviation Mechanic

*Christopher Braathen...Seaman, Ski Man

*Jacob Bursey...Seaman, Dog Driver

*Arnold H. Clark...Fireman

*Francis D. Coman...Medical Officer (as Dr. Francis D. Coman)

*Frederick E. Crockett...Dog Driver

*Victor H. Czegka...Machinist

*Frank T. Davies...Physicist

*Joe de Ganahl...Mate

*E.J. Demas...Aviation Mechanic

*James A. Feury...Fireman

*Edward E. Goodale...Dog Driver

*Charles F. Gould...Carpenter

*Lawrence M. Gould...Geologist and Geographer/2nd Comm. (as Dr. Lawrence M. Gould)

*William C. Haines...Meteorologist

*Malcolm P. Hanson...Radio Operator

*Henry R. Harrison Jr.Aerologist

*Harold June...Aviation Pilot

*Charles E. Lofgren... Personnel Officer

*Howard F. Mason...Radio Operator

*Ashley C. McKinley...Aerial Photographer (as Captain Ashley C. McKinley)

*Thomas B. Mulroy...Chief Engineer

*John S. O'Brien...Surveyor

*Russell Owen...Newspaper Correspondent

*Alton U. Parker...Aviation Pilot (as Captain Alton U. Parker)

*Carl O. Petersen...Radio Operator

*Martin Rnne...Sailmaker

*Benjamin Roth...Aviation Mechanic

*Paul A. Siple...Boy Scout

*Dean Smith...Aviation Pilot

*Sverre Strom...Second Officer

*George W. Tennant...Cook

*George A. Thorne Jr.Seaman, Ski Man, Surveyor

*Norman D. Vaughan...Dog Driver

*Arthur Treadwell Walden...In Charge of Dogs

*Floyd Gibbons...Narrator

DVD release



'With Byrd at the South Pole' was released on DVD in February 2000. It is part of a Milestone collection that is very limited.

See also



*'The Lost Zeppelin' (1929)

References




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