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“Expedition! To the Frozen Continent” (1960) is a blackandwhite documentarystyle film as part of the “Expedition!” TV series hosted by Colonel John D. Craig. This particular episode, which is narrated by Norwegian explorer Captain Finn Ronne, chronicles the mission of 39 men through the Weddell Sea to establish Ellsworth Station the largest scientific base during the international geophysical year in Antarctica. This mission was part of the United States Navy’s Operation Deep Freeze Mission I which prepared a permanent research station and paved the way for more exhaustive research in later Deep Freeze operations.


Past episodes: explorers battling Arctic Ocean, jungle, desert (0:07). Col. Craig surfaces wearing 1960s industrial deep sea diver standard diving dress suit (0:32). Show introduction (0:43). Portrait expedition leader Captain Finn Ronne, begins narrating over shots two Navy ships: USS Wyandot (AKA92), SS Staten Island (AGB5) (2:15). Captain James Elliot (2:50). Map of Antarctica showing route of approach to Edith Ronne Land (2:58). POV sailing through rough waters of Weddell Sea, icebergs, orca whales (3:09). USS Wyandot navigates through pack ice (3:55). USN Bell H13 Sioux helicopter with pontoons takes off to patrol ice pack (4:04). SS Staten Island (AGB5) smashes through ice pack, man records passage from chair hoisted up by crane in air (4:31). Dramatic “crush” sound as ships become stuck in ice (5:29). Seafood fished from depths of ocean (6:12). Captain Ronne lands on flight deck of SS Staten Island (AGB5), deliberates what to do with Captain Elliot (6:46). Ships land on ice barrier and work quickly to transport supplies; Shots of engineers, Seabees, scientists, sailors working together to build station (7:19). First part of station complete 1957, Captain Edwin McDonald turns Ellsworth over to crew of 39 men in ceremony where American flag hoisted up flag pole (8:20). Aurora Tower (9:21). Physicist Kim Malville adjusts sky camera (9:27). Aerial view of Ellsworth Station: labs, living quarters, tunnels make up city (9:43). Navy electrician adjusts generators (10:00). Men dislodge fuel drums, navigate them through underground tunnels (10:15). Canteen: Sunday dinner at base, Navy cook warms steaks on griddle, freshbaked bread (10:51). Camera pans personal quarters of Captain Ronne, walls adorned with maps, pictures of loved ones (11:49). Dr. Edward Thiel computes gravimetric pull of earth, data read and evaluated; Studying “Whistlers” in the Antarctic (12:08). Pastimes of men on base: Pool, painting figurines, vinyls, painting, barber shop (12:58). Col. Craig, commercial break (13:37). Explorers Club flag caught in wind, American flag raised on flag pole (14:10). Tractors emerge between sheet of snow/ ice, clear equipment after storm (14:26). Seal pup and mother; One of the men ride on back of seal (14:35). Raven tower, radome (15:30). Two men brave winds to launch whether balloon; Data analyzed and weather forecast maps created (15:38). Tucker SnoCat and sled with electronic crevasse detectors heads out on vast snowy plain, mountain peaks (16:06). Fieldwork and experiments: man reads instrument beside SnoCat, man climbs into deep pit to collect samples (16:50). Man stands up out of SnoCat and waves to sky, mail plane flies over head; Shot of men reading letters from loved ones (17:23). SnoCat becomes stuck in crevasse; Aerial view of accident from rescue plane window (17:43). U.S. Air Force Douglas C47 Skytrain lands, delivers fuel and supplies (18:06). Air ducts used to deice wings of C47 and men load it with supplies; Plane takes off views of Polar mountain range from sky (18:43). Aerial view Sir Vivian Fuchs expedition stalled, stuck in crevasse; Shots of Fuchs playing with dog; Supplies unloaded from plane (19:38). Views nursery of Emperor Penguins and babies waddling across tundra; Closeup shots of penguins (20:39). Perhaps USN Bell Model 47 "Sioux" helicopter lands at base; Captain McDonald returns (22:25). Men board USS Wyandot to return home; Ronne announces over ham radio mission completed (22:45). Col. Craig closing words (23:14). Preview: Kalahari Desert, Uluburun shipwreck, New Guinea, Amazon Jungle, Himalayas (24:07). Closing credits (25:19).

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