Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study, A
Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study, A is a short film from 1928 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Tale of a fish hatchery and fish life cycle complete with microcinematography of fish eggs. Silent film with title cards.
STOCK SHOTS: Huckleberry Finn-like picture: Child standing on a small dam made of logs with straw hat and shorts on fishing; actually catches fish. Medium shot boy holding several fish on a string. Shot of men working in hatchery, standing in knee deep water working with fish and nets. Funny thing is they all have hats on. Extremely brief shot CU fish roe being harvested from fish and squirted into a container. CU fish roe. Microcinematography -- time lapse of fish roe development to new fish. Includes blood of fish pumping. Growth of fish visible through transparent walls of egg. Hatching. Excellent. Salmon leaping (instinctively attempting to swim upstream) only to hit against a manmade obstacle again and again. Man stands in the middle of a rushing stream and spears a salmon. Salmon leaping upstream through powerful rapids. Underwater shot of fish nests. Underwater shots of fish fins working. Underwater shot of the Stickleback fish. Boy with rough-hewn fishing rod and dog sit in a rowboat fishing. Boy catches fish.
Overhead view of river bottom and many crayfish darting around. CU Crayfish feeding and anatomy. CU Claws. CU feelers. Regeneration of crayfish claw when one is lost.| Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study, A | |
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| Produced by | De Vry School Films, Inc. |
Production companies | De Vry School Films, Inc. |
| Distributed by | De Vry School Films, Inc. |
Release date | 1928 |
Running time | 8:51 |
| Language | English |
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