The Truth About the Pole (1912)

★★★★ · Pole Dancers!!!!! · Spuzz · 2005-08-13

A somewhat (actually, lets make that VERY) desperately made film to prove that A Mr. Cook conquered the North pole first! Not that attention hogger Peary!! To prove his point, Well, he made.. uh.. this film. And man, what a film it is!!! Filled with so many production errors, the film is probably the cheapest and worst looking silent movie Ive ever seen (and Ive seen Greed!) Where to begin.. People are wandering around outside in the cold Arctic air without any gloves on.. the arctic dogs wander behind the igloo on set, making it painfully aware that its a prop.. And best of all, when they do…

★★★★ · not exactly · cashel · 2003-09-24

This b/w silent film is poorly made and acted,but I found it entertaining...Dr Cook, the hero,plays himself. As to the truth, yellow kid weill , one of the greatest confidence tricksters was in prison with Dr Cook..Weill had complete faith and belief in the truth of Dr Cook,s statements..Today, there is the Cook Foundation,which can be found on the internet.. Established by his dughter, it exists to establish cook,s achievements

★★★★ · yea....um NO. · garp6600 · 2009-01-03

Great footage! Admiral Robert Peary was the first man at the North Pole of Earth. This is a fact, period. He utilized local people to help him do it just like Hillary ascending Everest. Cook was a great explorer but he never made it. He could barely get out of shifting ice flow. The fact that he stars in his own movie must hold some truth to the idea that he was bitter... but wrong.

★★★ · Authority lies. · barticle · 2009-01-03

Not really. Most historians no longer believe Peary's claims. Nor do they accept Cook's. Neither did Cook climb Mt. McKinley, as he claimed. On the other hand, he was wrongly convicted of fraud (promoting oil company stock), the judge being a friend of Peary's. President Roosevelt gave him a full pardon in 1940. Too bad this movie is so atrociously made--on the level of home movies. But it's historically interesting. This all proves that we can take nothing at face value, regardless of the weight of authority.

★★ · Wake Up, Sheeple! Don't Believe Big Snow! · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-10-30

We'll avoid any direct comment on Frederick Cook's conspiracy claims about "The Arctic Trust." It's remarkable he made and starred in a dramatisation of his version of events as part of his effort to convince the world that he reached the North Pole (and climbed Mt. McKinley), being sure to explain the lack of proof. It starts with far too much talking footage for a silent film. He's a doctor. Why is someone saluting him like he's a general? I love how he reads a "warning" twice, but there's no cut to it so the audience can see it, too. Some guy grasps his head and then, in a great piece of…