Prophet Without Honor
| Prophet Without Honor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Felix E. Feist |
| Written by | Robert Lees Frederic I. Rinaldo |
| Produced by | Carey Wilson |
| Narrated by | Carey Wilson |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Adrienne Fazan |
| Music by | David Snell |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Prophet Without Honor is a 1939 short documentary film directed by Felix E. Feist. At the 12th Academy Awards, held in 1940, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel. The documentary is about Matthew Fontaine Maury, a U.S. naval officer who created the first maps that charted the oceans' winds and currents.[1]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (April 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Carey Wilson as Narrator
- Tom Neal as Matthew Fontaine Maury (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Prophet Without Honor at IMDb
- Prophet Without Honor at AllMovie
- Prophet Without Honor at the TCM Movie Database
- Prophet Without Honor YouTube
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- 1939 films
- 1939 short documentary films
- American short documentary films
- Documentary films about the history of science
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- American black-and-white films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- Black-and-white documentary films
- Documentary films about water transport
- History of cartography
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- English-language short documentary films
- Films scored by David L. Snell
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