Mothers of Nippon

Dublin Core

Title

Mothers of Nippon

Date

[1930-1931]

Contributor

Digitization by Dansk Film Digitization LLC, New York, NY.

Language

English

Film Item Type Metadata

Gauge

16mm

Duration

00:23:39

Length

[900 ft.]

Stock

Kodak

Color

B/W

Sound

Sound

Producer

Produced by Tom White (independent producer, NY)

Director

Leon Shamroy

Creator Note

Narrated by Wilfred Lucas

Distributor

Filmosound Bell & Howell Library Emblem of Excellence, Chicago, New York, Hollywood. Select Sound Film Service.

Location

Japan

Accession Number

1,772

Curatorial Note

Photographed by Leon Shamroy, narration by Wilfred Lucas.

Content Location

Japan

Distributor Date

Travelogue in the Grace G. Huntington series called "Oriental Journeys." According to Dr. Alexander J. Klemm, producer Tom White came up with the name "Huntington Expedition" to promote a series of 20 films that included Mothers of Nippon. Klemm confirms that there is no relation between this film and Yale University geography professor Ellsworth Huntington.

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Citation

“Mothers of Nippon,” ReEnvisioning Japan, accessed December 26, 2024, https://rej.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5513.