Title:
Curioseando en la Selva
Creator:
Esso Standard Oil Company
Creator:
Creole Petroleum Corporation
Creator:
Crane, Jocelyn
Creator:
Knowlton, Julia
Contributor:
Beebe, William, 1877-1962
WCS Department:
Department of Tropical Research
Contributor:
Crane, Jocelyn
Contributor:
Fleming, Henry
Contributor:
Swanson, George Alan, 1908-1968
Description:
The Department of Tropical Research's first sound film, a summary of their wildlife field work in Venezuela, intended for a Venezuelan juvenile audience and produced by the Creole Petroleum Corporation, owned by ESSO Standard Oil. There is no known English language version of this film. Includes introduction in Spanish by William Beebe. "La siguiente película se presenta por cortesía del Dr. Beebe, director del Departamento de Investigaciones Tropicales de la Sociedad Zoológica de Nueva York, quien con sus colaboradores la Srta. Jocelyn Crane, zoóloga investigadora y el Sr. Henry Fleming, entomólogo ha realizado cuatro largas visitas a Venezuela. La Creole Petroleum Corporation se complace en haber tenido la oportunidad de cooperar con el Dr. Beebe y sus investigaciones y estudios sobre la fauna Venezolana y gratamente reconoce la bondad que han tenido públicas las entretenidas escenas que a continuacion pasaran por pantalla."--Spanish credits. "The following film is presented courtesy of Dr. Beebe, director of the Department of Tropical Research of the New York Zoological Society, who with his collaborators Miss Jocelyn Crane, and research zoologist Mr. Henry Fleming, entomologist has made four long visits to Venezuela. The Creole Petroleum Corporation is pleased to have had the opportunity to cooperate with Dr. Beebe and his investigations and studies of the Venezuelan fauna. We gratefully acknowledge the public kindness that has been shown with the following entertaining scenes"--English translation of credits.
Date:
1948
WCS Archives Identifier:
WCS-5013-104470
Original Identifier:
5D13G
Language:
Spanish
Country:
Venezuela
Original Format:
Film
Other Original Format:
16mm; Color; Variable Area Optical Sound; Positive Print; Acetate Base; 24 frames per second; Kodachrome Print
Digitized Format:
video/mp4
Resource Type:
Moving image
Source:
WCS Archives Collection 5013
Rights:
This video is the property of the Wildlife Conservation Society ("WCS") and is protected under US and international copyright laws. To inquire about using it, please contact [email protected].
Additional Information:
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Online Collection:
Department of Tropical Research Films
