"With Byrd at the South Pole" (1930)

It's a documentary that won a cinematography academy award. Picture-wise, I can see why. There's a brief shot from the top of a mast looking down at the boat. Then the shots from the plane itself as it headed to south pole. Plus all of the shots across snowscapes. My descriptions sound so dry; it really was a fascinating piece. I'd willingly watch it again. The music was...appropriate but cartoonish; definitely shows the attempt of music to influence mood. I have yet to read music film history--but sound to film was still pretty recent at this point.