Alaska's Silver Millions (Part II) (1936)
1936 · Ephemeral film · 16 min
- Documentary
- Short
Synopsis
This informative short film narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard 'The Glacier Priest' shows in detail the large and lucrative salmon fishing industry in Alaska, from the catching of the fish to their canning.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1936-02-12
- Running time
- 16 minutes
Cast & crew
- Bernard R. Hubbard
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · A Fine Overview Of Alaska's treasures · Spuzz · 2002-12-17
(full film) This very interesting film, narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard, traces Alaska's history from it's purchase by Seward to it's current focus on industry, mainly Salmon. The first half is dominated by Alaska's geography, where the scenery, some apparently shot by Father Hubbard himself is presented. Outstanding tableus of Bergs, mountains and early Juneau is presented. The 2nd part lives up to the title by focusing on it's silver millions, which is Salmon. Salmon is shown going to their spawning ground, captured by trawlers by the millions and then a sometimes gruesome overview of…
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