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Alaska’s Silver Millions (1936)

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Alaska’s Silver Millions (1936)
 Sponsor: American Can Co. Production Co.: Carousel Films. Producer/Editor: Beverly Jones. Camera: Nicholas Cavaliere, Father Bernard Hubbard. Narrator: Father Bernard Hubbard. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 30 minutes.

Travelogue in three sections narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard, known as the “Glacier Priest” for his highly publicized Arctic excursions and lectures, and released by a manufacturer of canning equipment used to pack Alaskan fish. The first segment introduces the regions of Alaska, the second shows the life cycle of the salmon, and the third illustrates salmon netting and canning.

Note: Widely distributed in 16mm, Alaska’s Silver Millions was praised by educational film users.

Resources
Association of Documentary Film Producers, Living Films: A Catalog of Documentary Films and Their Makers (New York: Association of Documentary Film Producers, 1940), 27; Educational Film Guide (New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1949), 494.