Prophet Without Honor
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Prophet Without Honor |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1939 |
| length | 11 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Felix E. Feist |
| script |
Robert Lees , Frederic I. Rinaldo |
| production | Carey Wilson |
| music | David Snell |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Adrienne Fazan |
| occupation | |
Prophet Without Honor is an American short film from the year 1939 .
action
The film is a short biography of the US Navy officer Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), who studied the stored logbooks and used them to gather information on winds, calm, wind strengths, currents and countercurrents in the seas. With this information he published the first wind and current map for the oceans in 1845.
Awards
In 1940 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Short Film (One-Reel) .
background
The first performance of the MGM production took place on May 20, 1939.
The film was told by producer Carey Wilson .
Web links
- Prophet Without Honor in the Internet Movie Database (English)