Boats (aka A Boat Trip)
Boats (aka A Boat Trip) is a short film from 1938 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
The story of a trip down the Hudson River from Albany to New York.
Two children, boy and girl about 10 to 12 years old, explore the ship Alexander Hamilton while sailing on the Hudson River in New York. VS of every type of boat from canoe, kayak, sailboat, freighter, commercial ocean liner, to ferry. Great VS of boy and girl exploring ship.
15:35:11:09 Young boy and girl lean up against rail of ship with lifesaver mounted on rail with text Alexander Hamilton New York.
15:35:17:28 CU Steam pouring out of whistle on steamer s smokestack.
15:35:24:09 Sailor unfastens heavy rope holding boat to pier; throws rope in the water.
15:35:45:21 CU thick cloud of smokes coming out of steamships smokestack.
15:37:10:25 Low-angle of boy and girl holding with one hand railing and waving the other to some off in the distance; an American flag waves in the wind behind them.
15:37:12:12 Large steamer the Hendrick Hudson with four decks covered with passengers sails on the Hudson River in New York.
15:37:39:23 Exterior of pilot house of ship the Alexander Hamilton; low-angle MS captain sailing ship.
15:38:13:28 MS low-angle captain of ship says to two children Well well. How do you do? Come right in. Boy excitedly points out that s the steering wheel isn t it?; CU steering wheel of ship with captain simplistically demonstrating how to turn the ship right and left.
15:39:11:04 Ferry boat Gov. Winthrop loaded with people and 1940s cars.
15:39:28:27 1940s man in sleeveless undershirt paddling in a kayak in the Hudson River; man sails in canoe with a sail; large sail boat in the Hudson.
15:40:02:21 VS Two children explore the engine room of ship; CU engine; engineer pulls levers.
15:40:54:18 Filmed from moving boat on the Hudson of the rocky cliffs of the Palisades.
15:41:38:13 VS George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson River.
15:41:59:27 VS fire boat; fire boat fires stream of water into the air with the George Washington Bridge in the background.
15:42:34:16 Young boy and girl climb stairs to platform on deck of ship where an American flag waves in the wind.
15:43:23:01 VS of freight boat Cristobal tied up to pier having returned from Cuba, men unload bags of sugar.
15:43:42:28 VS Huge 1940s ocean liner being pushed out to sea by tugboats.
20:00:40 Boats Ferry leaving the pier 21:01:43 Rock quarry along Hudson - view from river 21:02:25 Row of lifeboats on board ferry 21:02:33 CU Lifeboat 21:05:48 Sequence of boat engines 21:09:53 Establishing shot of ocean liner
From Educational Film Catalog (1939):
"On taking a boat trip from Albany, down the Hudson River to New York, Nancy and Roger have many exciting adventures. Between seeing the sights along the shore, inspecting the different parts of
the boat, and observing the different types of boats which ply the river, their time is fully occupied. A landing at a river town, the approach to New York City, and the many wonders of its harbor are climaxed by seeing a great ocean liner assisted from its dock by tug-boats to begin its journey across the Atlantic." Producer| Boats (aka A Boat Trip) | |
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| Produced by | Erpi Classroom Films, Inc. |
Production companies | Erpi Classroom Films, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Erpi Classroom Films, Inc. |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 10:16 |
| Language | English |
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