CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 8
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 445568).
Synopsis
Amateur film. Leading the tanker `Coronda' into the ice for the first time; loading water and coal and discharging oil; Salvesen on motor boat; Dr Petrovich play acting; whale catcher in background; stern of `Silvestria'; whale catcher getting up speed; Cape Pigeon; whale up slip; men working; flocks of seagulls; whale on deck with two wires on it; chunks of blubber going into the hacking machine and then down to boilers; drawing up the carcass; head and jaw coming away; head difficult to saw. The first floating factory equipped to make full use of all the meat. South Sandwich Islands.
Titles
- CAPTAIN SALVESEN'S WHALING FILMS NO. 8 (Archive)
Technical Data
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm Film
- Colour:
- Black/White
- Sound:
- Silent
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Great Britain
- Director of Photography
- SALVESEN, Harold