White Horse Rapids

1900

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4.3/10

102

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Documentary Short

This picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in attempting to shoot these mad and turbulent ... Read allThis picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in attempting to shoot these mad and turbulent rapids in their flat bottom boats, constructed for the purpose of navigating the treachero... Read allThis picture was taken at the historical point signified by the above title, where so many daring and venturesome miners have lost their lives in attempting to shoot these mad and turbulent rapids in their flat bottom boats, constructed for the purpose of navigating the treacherous Yukon River, which flows through the rich gold fields of Alaska. This picture was secur... Read all

Director
- Thomas Crahan

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IMDb RATING

4.3/10

102

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Director
- Thomas Crahan

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Rough Seas Genre

As the white water at White Horse roar and crash against the rocks, a man and his dog walk along the banks.

Even though the other reviewer may be correct about the provenance of this film, it remains, as it exists, a member of the genre of 'rough seas' movies. This is derived from simple photography, and as a movie, arose even before the perfection - so to speak - of motion picture photography in the middle of the 1890s. It remained, as can be seen, an offering of the motion picture catalogues into the Twentieth Century.

It suffers, as many early pictures did, of being essentially anonymous as to its actual location. If you were familiar with White Horse Rapids, you might be able to place it without the title. If not, it could be any piece of white water.