Danger River, 1947

Item — cassette: 7.2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

"Danger River" consists of outtakes from Olsen's 1946 Academy Award winning short, "Facing Your Danger." Both films were compiled from footage filmed during a 1942 Grand Canyon river trip with Nevills Expeditions.

Waves in rapids

View from South Rim, Grand Canyon

Rapids

Skeleton at South Cave

Norman Nevills

Nevills working on boats, loading boats, boats on trailer approaching Lees Ferry, launching boats, packing boats

Badger Rapid: scouting, running

Flip at Tanner Rapid, 1942; Ed Hudson in water holding onto boat

Numerous scenes of running various rapids

Wreck of old boat

Skeleton--not one in South Cave

Granaries at Nankoweap

Boats in creek at Havasu

Fishing at Tapeats Creek

Deer

Rapids--Sockdologer (includes slow-motion sequence)

233 mile rapid (narrator's identification of location may be incorrect)

Sunset on cliffs

Lake Mead

Last shot of wave in rapid

Dates

1947

Creator

Olsen, Edwin E. (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.