The River

Duration: 35 min

Genre: Social Science

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: The mighty Mississippi, "Father of Waters," in good behaviour and bad, its influence on the life of our nation. Hailed everywhere as the finest documentary film produced in the United States, and possibly in the world. Interpretive, modern musical score and narration style broadens school uses and enhances general interest. Applicable to social science, physical geography, music, English expression, motion picture appreciation.

Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942