Film Record: White North, The

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Myron Pettengill

Languages:

English

Length:

400ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1936 - Scenario Picture

Description:

"Myron F. Pettengill was awarded the trophy for Scenario pictures. This is a 16mm film of about 400 ft. It is a story of the Northwest Mounted. Pettingill is to be commended for his direction, his types, and the way in which he costumed his people. He injected little touches in his characters that left no doubt as to what they represented. He costumed them convincingly. It had many indoor scenes and of course a large amount of outdoor snow scenes. There was a fine handling of the camera." American Cinematographer, Jan. 1937, 25.

Resources:

Accompanying musical compositions chosen for a public screening of the film are listed in "Musical Mood and Tempo for the 1936 Prize-Winners" (American Cinematographer, Feb. 1937, 74-75, 78).

Subjects:

• Death
•      Murder
• Persons
•      Criminals
• North America
•      Canada

Genre:

• Melodrama

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened by the Los Angeles Amateur Cine Club in 1937: Los Angeles, CA
• Screened by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Club in 1937: New York City, N.Y.

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