With Byrd at the South Pole

With Byrd at the South Pole
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Julian Johnson
Written by	Julian Johnson (titles)
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Richard E. Byrd
Cinematography	Joseph T. Rucker Willard Van der Veer
Edited by	Emanuel Cohen
Music by	Manny Baer
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 19, 1930 (1930-06-19)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his first expedition to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The dialogue sequences consist mainly of narration by Floyd Gibbons.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 3rd Academy Awards. ^{[1] [2]} It was the first documentary to win any Oscar and is the only one to win cinematography.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• The Lost Zeppelin (1929)

References

1. The New York Times Movies
2. "The 3rd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
3. "With Byrd at the South Pole-Barnes and Noble" . Retrieved September 20, 2014.
4. "With Byrd at the South Pole" . Retrieved September 20, 2014.

External links

• With Byrd at the South Pole at IMDb
• With Byrd at the South Pole at the TCM Movie Database
• With Byrd At The South Pole Movie Scrapbook at Dartmouth College Library