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.
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 Rønne...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)