Whaler out of New Bedford

Whaler out of New Bedford

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1961

Runtime

0h 24m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Whaler out of New Bedford

Director

Francis Thompson

Description

Pictures made from an 1800-foot panorama painted in 1848 and authentic songs of the period sung and played by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacCall are used in portraying a whaling voyage around the world. Includes views of New Bedford, Mass., the Azores, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Alaskan whaling grounds, the Horn, and the harbors of Typee and Rio.