Photoplay Studies (1939-1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Photoplay Studies
Date:
1939-1940
Publisher:
Educational and Recreational Guides, inc.
Volume:
Photoplay Studies (1939-1940)
Leaf #:
000499
Language:
English
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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A GUIDE TO THE DISCUSSION OF THE TECHNICOLOR SCREEN VERSION OF NORTHWEST PASSAGE (Book I — Rogers' Rangers) Prepared by Alice P. Sterner Co-Author of the Sterner-Bowden Course in Motion-Picture Appreciation, Sponsored by the New Jersey Finer Films Federation I. THE THEME Northwest Passage is the saga of Major Rogers' expedition against the French and Indians at St. Francis. Seldom in history can we find a more heroic march than that of these intrepid Provincials. Although the title really applies to the second half of the book and the film portrays only the first half, the idea of a Northwest Passage is introduced at intervals by Major Rogers, who apparently is interested in the scheme. The struggle is not only between the Rangers and the French and Indians in the early part of the photoplay, but also between man and that almost invincible force of Nature — Hunger. As we watch the indomitable courage of these pitifully weak men, we somehow see the spirit of man overcoming otherwise unconquerable hardships. Thus Rogers comes to personify man's refusal to bow to physical forces, and the success of this hardy band of early pioneers symbolizes our own struggle against bitter enemies in the modern world.