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Boats (aka A Boat Trip) (1938)

1938 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

Synopsis

The story of a trip down the Hudson River from Albany to New York. Two children, boy and girl about 10 to 12 years old, explore the ship Alexander Hamilton while sailing on the Hudson River in New York. of every type of boat from canoe, kayak, sailboat, freighter, commercial ocean liner, to ferry. Great of boy and girl exploring ship.

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Details

Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0033_Boats_aka_A_Boat_Trip_E00072_09_34_12_00

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Would like to license for a concert · BZ/Rights · 2019-08-26

Hi, we love this, and we have a client who is interested in using a clip of this as part of a concert that will tour North America. If you hold the rights, could you please respond or get in touch with us at kaylin(at)bzrights(dot)com Thanks!

★★★ · A Trip Down the Hudson · Dodsworth the Cat · 2024-09-30

Boats, it says, and boats it is. This film takes its young audience from Albany to New York City and shows every possible kind of boat, from a kayak to an ocean liner. The Hudson River and its scenery are the stars, but the short features two kids who wander wherever they want on a ferry, including the engine room and the pilot house, where they interrupt the captain behind the wheel. The boy has an odd way of pronouncing r's and l's.