With Byrd at the South Pole
Encyclopedia
With Byrd at the South Pole is a 1930 documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 1st quest to the South Pole
. Which also was at Little America-Exploration Base It is narrated by Floyd Gibbons
. It won at the 3rd Academy Awards
for Best Cinematography
.
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
. Which also was at Little America-Exploration Base It is narrated by Floyd Gibbons
Floyd Gibbons
Floyd Phillips Gibbons was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporter and commentators he was famous for a fast talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke.Gibbons started with the Tribune...
. It won at the 3rd Academy Awards
3rd Academy Awards
The 3rd Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened in 1929/1930, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.All Quiet on the Western Front became the first film to take home both Best Picture and Best Director, something that would become common in later years.The Love...
for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work in one particular motion picture.-History:...
.
Cast
- Richard E. Byrd...Himself (Expedition Commander) (as Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Richard E. Byrd) - Claire Alexander...Supply Officer
- Bernt BalchenBernt BalchenBernt Balchen, , a winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross was a Norwegian native, and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. His service in the U.S...
...AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
PilotAviatorAn aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne... - George H. Black...Seaman and Tractor Man
- Quin A. Blackburn...TopographerTopographyTopography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
- Kennard F. Bubier...Aviation Mechanic
- Christopher Braathen...Seaman, SkiSkiA ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes...
Man - Jacob Bursey...Seaman, Dog Driver
- Arnold H. Clark...FiremanFiremanFireman may refer to::* Firefighter, person who extinguishes fires and rescues people from harms way.* Fire Safety Officer, a senior ranking firefighter or Fire Safety Inspector in the UK...
- 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...CarpenterCarpenterA carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
- Lawrence M. Gould...GeologistGeologistA geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and GeographerGeographerA geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
/2nd Comm. (as Dr. Lawrence M. Gould) - William C. Haines...Meteorologist
- Malcolm P. Hanson...Radio Operator
- Henry R. Harrison Jr....Aerologist
- Harold I. June...Aviation Pilot
- Charles E. Lofgren... Personnel Officer
- Howard F. Mason...RadioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
Operator - Ashley C. McKinleyAshley C. McKinleyAshley Chadbourne McKinley was an accomplished American aerial photographer and Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps who helped pioneer aviation at subzero temperatures. He accompanied Richard E. Byrd as an aerial photographer on his expedition to the South Pole.He joined the Missouri National Guard...
...Aerial Photographer (as Captain Ashley C. McKinley) - Thomas B. Mulroy...Chief Engineer
- John S. O'Brien...SurveyorSurveyingSee Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
- Russell OwenRussell OwenRussell Owen was a U.S. journalist employed by the New York Times.Owen was a member of the First Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-1930 from which he submitted graphic radio dispatches. In 1930 he won a Pulitzer Prize for Reporting for these efforts. In 1934 he published a book about the...
...NewspaperNewspaperA newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
Correspondent - Alton U. Parker...Aviation Pilot (as Captain Alton U. Parker)
- Carl O. Peterson...Radio Operator
- Martin Ronne...Sailmaker
- Benjamin Roth...Aviation Machanic
- Paul A. Siple...Boy ScoutBoy ScoutA Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
- Dean Smith...Aviation Pilot
- Sverre Strom...Second Officer
- George W. Tennant...CookCook (profession)A cook is a person who prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Canada this profession requires government approval ....
- George A. Thorne Jr....Seaman, Ski Man, Surveyor
- Norman D. VaughanNorman D. VaughanColonel Norman Dane Vaughan was an American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating in Admiral Byrd's first expedition to the South Pole...
...Dog Driver - Arthur T. Walden...In Charge of Dogs
- Floyd GibbonsFloyd GibbonsFloyd Phillips Gibbons was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I. One of radio's first news reporter and commentators he was famous for a fast talking delivery style. Floyd Gibbons lived a life of danger of which he often wrote and spoke.Gibbons started with the Tribune...
...NarratorNarratorA narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...