| With Byrd at the South Pole | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles |
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a sound part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 1st quest 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 that is read aloud by Floyd Gibbons. The film won at the 3rd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.[1][2]
The film was the first documentary to win any Oscar and the only one to win cinematography.
- ^ The New York Times Movies
- ^ "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.