Catalog of Pathex Motion Pictures for the Home (1926)

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38 Pat H EX M otion Pictukhs "The Fight for Food" No. T 42 One Reel $1.75 Upon Nanook's skill ana patience in traversing dangerous floes in the frozen North depend the lives of his band. Courage and ingenuity enable him to catch fish without bait. "A Death Battle with the Walrus" No. T 43 One Reel $1.75 To the Eskimo the walrus spells fortune. Nanook's lookouts discover a herd asleep on the shore. A two-ton "Tiger of the North" is harpooned, and in spite of his furious charges and the aid of his mate, is rolled ashore in the undertow after a struggle. "Living Under Ice" No. T 44 One Reel $1.75 Nanook builds for you a round-domed igloo. To make his walrus knife cut more easily he licks its blade and instantly it is covered with ice. The home is built in an hour with Nyla and Cunayou to chink with snow every seam and gap in the icy walls. "The White Rim of the World" No. T 45 One Reel $1.75 Nanook shows how he traps a white fox in the ice fields of the North. When winter is over he goes to the Trading Post to barter his skins for knives, beads and colored candy. Then the children are feasted and all shout with joy at the magic phonograph. "Single-Handed Seal Hunt" No.T 46 One Reel $1.75 Nanook, mighty hunter, locates a seal by the funnel-like air-hole in the ice, through which it breathes. A tug-of-war develops, with the seal fighting for its life below the ice, and Nanook for food, above. The family lends a hand, the capture is made and even the dogs join in the feast. "A Battle for Shelter" No.T 47 One Reel $1.75 Among the choatic wastes of the frozen North, two miles or less is often a weary day's sledge journey. A "drifter" overtakes Nanook and his family on their way to shelter. Almost perishing, the stormbattered little band finally fight their way to a haven of safety.