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Moose Country (1927)

1927 · Ephemeral film · 11 min

  • Documentary
  • Short

Synopsis

A silent travelogue to the Canadian wilderness.

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Details

Released
1927-11-13
Running time
11 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · `Why buy some antlers anywhere else? · Spuzz · 2022-02-24

Film starts out with the hustle and bustle of the city, and how busy it is! Then it cuts to the forest! Oh how far and wide the country is! It then becomes a travelogue about canoe riding in the back country for a bit, complete with it's own cook it looks like. But I do like the canoeing action going on here. That one canoer stiff as a board while rowing! Love it. The film finally lives up to it's title though in the other half of the film, as we see lots of moose travelling on the rivers. Not at all scientific, just a passing through, oh there's a moose, see how majestic they are sort of…

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