Academy Awards, USA 1949
| Nominee Oscar | Best Writing, Motion Picture Story Frances H. Flaherty Robert J. Flaherty |
Lopert Films
Directed by Robert J. Flaherty
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Home Vision Entertainment)
Young Cajun boy lives and idyllic life in the swamps of Louisiana with his pet raccoon. Oil drillers convince his father to sign a lease and the haul in their derrick. The boy often visits with the friendly workers. His raccoon disappears one day while the boy is gathering alligator eggs. He assumes the gator has killed his pet. Meanwhile,the derrick strikes a pocket of natural gas and nearly explodes. They get it under control and eventually strike oil. The raccoon is found alive and the derrick eventually hauled away, leaving the environment as clean as when they first arrived. Beautifully filmed and edited, it has a rhythm all its own, but ludicrous "documentary" financed by the Standard Oil Company.
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