Alaska.

Duration: 2 reels

Year Published: 1947

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: The film traces the history of Alaska from the time of the Russian explorations to the present, describes the physical characteristics and resources of the country, and depicts it as a land of opportunity for modern pioneers.

Complete Record: ALASKA. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1947. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. (Our Land and People Series) Summary: The film traces the history of Alaska from the time of the Russian explorations to the present, describes the physical characteristics and resources of the country, and depicts it as a land of opportunity for modern pioneers. Credits: Producers, Edmund Reek, Boris Vermont; script, Robert M. Hertzberg; narrator, Nelson Case; collaborators, Walter A. Anderson, Eric H. Haight, John E. Ivey, Gordon N. McKenzie, Robert Lee Morton, Samuel R. Powers, Howard E. Wilson, George L. White, J. Wallace Page, Jr., Miller McClintock; music, L. DeFrancesco; editors, John Oser, Lawrence Katz. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 12Nov47; MP2808., ALASKA. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., in collaboration with Viljhalmur Stefansson, c1947. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Spanish version of "Alaska." © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 5Feb47; MP1691.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.