The Seal Hunters (1932)

Full titles read: “THE SEAL HUNTERS - Captain Bob Bartlett, Peary’s companion on North Pole dash, takes you through the perils of hunting hair seal in the Arctic wastes.“ M/S’s of Captain Bartlett introducing the story. L/S’s of sailing ships leaving a very icy looking Newfoundland coast. L/S’s of the hunters turning the wheel on the deck of a ship. L/S’s of the Arctic wastes. Several shots of the hunters preparing their equipment on the deck of the ship. Good L/S’s of the ship ploughing through the ice so as to get as close as possible to the seals. L/S’s of the hunters walking and sliding across the ice to the hunting grounds. L/S’s of seal moving as fast as possible in an attempt to get away from the hunters. M/S and C/U of a white baby seal in the snow (it looks really cute !). Various shots of the hunters dragging dead seals along the ice. M/S of seal being skinned. The hunters celebrated their blood thirsty days work by dancing and having play fights in the snow. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM