Post by teleadm on Oct 6, 2017 17:46:23 GMT
Spawn of the North 1938 is an action, adventure, romance about the thrilling life of salmon fishers and their conflicting lives, directed by Henry Hathaway, and starring George Raft, Dorothy Lamour and a young Henry Fonda. Sounds like an old fashioned matinée movie maybe.
Then again this movie must have had something astonishing effects in it's day since it was given an Honorary Oscar "For outstanding achievements in creating special photographic and sound effects in the Paramount production Spawn of the North". It didn't even got a statuette, just a plaque.
Has anyone seen this movie?
It is not mentioned in any of the old Oscar Movies books I have.
Was the Academy trying to squeeze in more Awards? So more who worked behind the camera got their rewards and encourage them to be better?
Then again this movie must have had something astonishing effects in it's day since it was given an Honorary Oscar "For outstanding achievements in creating special photographic and sound effects in the Paramount production Spawn of the North". It didn't even got a statuette, just a plaque.
Has anyone seen this movie?
It is not mentioned in any of the old Oscar Movies books I have.
Was the Academy trying to squeeze in more Awards? So more who worked behind the camera got their rewards and encourage them to be better?
