film known magnificent wife traders american pre code drama film directed released metro mayer mgm based books der ins land danish explorer author film stars wife second wife ship captain inspector white feature film shot native american language feature film shot alaska film incidentally documented hunting cultural practices native production film based alaska housing storage facilities film laboratory structures built house cast crew equipment nicknamed camp hollywood crew included technicians airplane pilots chef numerous locations filming including march april july july film crew encountered difficulties recording native speech sound native language altogether pre production principal photography post production took months motion picture received critics release november received academy award best film editing didn fare box office scholar recently criticized film depicting simple noble human beings plot member unspecified tribe living alaska wife infant son villagers shown welcoming newcomer village hunting celebrating hunt learns white traders nearby inlet learns rifles desperately wants white men goods offers sexual favors man telling trading ship presence travel trading ship children white ship captain takes animal skins exchange single rifle captain demands spend night gets drunk gives worthless gifts sexual intercourse upset told english speaking white man right whale hunting wooden boats provided white men actual whale hunt depicted film successful hunt drunken white men kidnap prevent rescuing force drunk ship captain escapes dawn captain mate hunting seals rifle mistakes passed ice animal kills kills ship captain mistakenly believing captain shot wife flees village children lonely needing care children help takes young girl new wife relationship cold hunting animals lake hunting bow arrow spears boats haunted death pouring grief dance prayer changes attitude dramatically love hunter welcomed village previous year returns village gives wife gratitude woman happy live makes love years pass establish post bringing law area time white men accuse savage morals charge murder ship captain try find arrest lost nearly freeze death finds saves lives angry men hunt explains want wives hunt asks knows says believe dead misunderstanding corrected arrives village convince come post answer questions agrees months pass hunt freedom post hunt learns white traders visited village moves new hunting rounds family stays wait begin learns plight rigid rule bound inspector white arrived outpost demands longer allowed hunt day bed night hunt tries dissuade white white insists hunt forced break word night pulls hand free single chain hand flees post team dogs heading family old village hunt pursue rifle steals proves useless bullets right gauge forced kill dogs food driving falls short reaching family attacked injured wolf manages kill found eldest son teenager rescued fed family arrive morning hot pursuit prevents eldest son killing says leave come departs foot love goes pursue foot ice breaking takes aim rifle shoot saved lives exhibited honor white men escape ice hunt calling goodbye good luck hunt tells ice inlet adults able return children spring cast following list cast members second wife ship captain captain inspector production script casting script based books danish explorer author assigned mgm direct film interested wrote uncle going film book don fancy job damn bit brings bread butter van intended picture depict influence white culture south seas script originally ended escaping ice producer felt ending changed april ending seen film van wanted native film speak native tongue mgm production chief worried distracting old fashioned agreed time september shot scenes english expensive changed mind subtitles final film translate language english demanded complete authenticity casting language depiction life casting critical van cast natives alaska minor roles finding perfect male lead casting title role proved difficult mgm wanted actor later changed star picture alaska movie star wise half half russian jew previously starred documentary film van wanted native cast half native lead rejected wise young native hired role walked set july stress filming proved great location alaska isolated studio turned wise perform stunts praised immensely realistic actor wise came hollywood addition work working assistant hired guide production alaska able offer services film original actor quit film credits state professional actors canadian police roles fact major female roles played professional actresses numerous minor roles clearly filled trained actors costume according mgm considered filming greenland novels set difficult weather bright summer light filming difficult production settled alaska instead accompanied production actor interpreter principal photography filming locations start production clear commercial transport ship victoria took cast crew seattle washington alaska schooner rented studio production team farther north originally known schooner production mutiny bounty film maid salem acted mobile base operations set scenes mgm bought schooner outright production screen credits film claim filming began april hollywood reporter said began july new_york_times said june production land based home alaska housing storage facilities film laboratory structures built house cast crew equipment cast nicknamed site camp hollywood crew included technicians airplane pilots chef production took stone metric tonnes food alaska medical supplies mobile film processing laboratory sound recording equipment native people ate bacon corn time food film flown los_angeles seven weeks varying accounts danger production encountered winter season hollywood reporter said october caught ice alaska dog teams rescue film crew crew film noted press release mgm november claimed reported radio frozen sea ice drifting people aboard unable continue shooting spring report new_york_times february claimed locked sea ice relates blown course heavy winds times filming locations varied widely scenes villages ice polar bear footage shot sea ice miles alaska march set separate camera houses built distance away sets accessed tunnel snow point sudden warm spell melted production set house cast cameras interior shots filmed sets mgm studios california point native film went strike paid day extras participating hunts tribal ceremonies acting minor roles large sum alaska time decided strike day van immediately hired native people replacements strike ended cinematographer credited cinematography additional footage shot claims shot scenes women coverage found lacking numerous days shooting lost summer strong sunlight impossible film reduce snow sets sprayed pink paint air native languages somewhat nature makes heavy sound sound initially trouble recording native speech sound overwhelmed problem known pick following sounds significant adjustments order correct problem hunting wolf attack scenes scenes whale hunting real hunting season polar bear whale occur time production forced spend year arctic covering hunting seasons order necessary footage polar bear hunts filmed july dog food attract polar bears additional polar bear hunting filmed march whale hunt filmed late april july locations point hope alaska whale hunting shoot took nearly months kept fleeing time spotted boats depicted film hunted polar bears drowning little footage picture according scene wolf attacks real says armed rock pistol beneath fur jacket spent trying lure wolf attacking cinematographer camera lens followed distance wolf attack filmed far away ready shoot wolf case unable kill shown film able kill wolf pistol relying injured attack post production principal production appears ended march van aboard commercial ship headed california aboard continued shoot second unit footage month summer mgm staff realized additional footage needed complete film involved casting actress role production staff visited san_francisco california identify actress minor female offered role year old half girl father refused let appear movies japanese american speak cast role instead according woman bad actors brought california act new scenes credited musical score night bald mountain heard soundtrack hunt altogether pre production principal photography post production took months total cost picture reported variously million lower figure exceptionally large time costs mgm kept film circulation years running time film previews minutes major cuts afterward final running time film minutes critical reception premiered new_york_city november mgm promote film tale colonial corruption revenge played sexual motifs studio placed large neon signs broadway avenue declaring wife traders arctic lobby cards theaters contained descriptions moral code face earth men share wives kill stolen mgm appropriately advertised biggest picture film domestic box office film adventurous scenes certainly impressive americans stirred survival far north boost receipts mgm changed film title change help mgm lost film domestically film released australia premiere october australian premiere october critical reception won oscar best film editing work writing new_york_times generally praised picture script managed sustain interest scenes surprised find moments genuinely effective comedy found acting native people extraordinary singled particularly effective conveying emotion found use native language realistic sounds recorded alaska film best elements hall felt picture bit long hunting scenes thrilling reminiscent scenes previous motion pictures reviews generally positive nearly critics compared film motion pictures captured exquisite scenery scenes people critics day footage tribal customs hunting actually documentary film drama scholar recently criticized film depicting simple noble human beings film historian concludes picture favors scenery real characters dramatic film use native cast native roles silent film land head hunters motion picture filmed language native american people feature film shot alaska nationally famous work subsequently long career lead supporting actor hollywood film grossed total domestic foreign canada resulting loss
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