About the film
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his first expedition to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles.
The dialogue sequences consist mainly of narration by Floyd Gibbons.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Awards on record
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography