The Seal Hunters (1930)

Canada Story about seal hunting. Sailing from St. John s to the ice fields. L, S of the deck of a ship. Men in galoshes and fishermen s hats do a little dance on deck. L, S of ice packs. View from the ship of seals on the edge of an icy landscape by the sea. L, S of many, many men walking across the snowy landscape with clubs in their hands. Various shots of them clambering around on icebergs and snowy landscape. A seal is taunted with a stick. C, U of a baby seal. Back to the ship with the L, S of the men walking along dragging their prey. But, we find the icepack has already closed in on us we must dynamite our way L, S of the ship approaching. High angle of men digging holes in the ice and putting dynamite in the hole. M, S of an explosion. Camera pans across a long row of the men pulling on a rope to move the ship through the ice. Ten days of hard work then we crash through, the crew scrambles on board and we re homeward M, S of the boat as it ploughs t