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Fishing In The Fjords (1938)

Reel Number: 221736-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1938

Country: Norway

Location: Lafoten Islands,Scandinavia

TC Begins: 07:10:39

TC Ends: 07:21:25

Duration: 00:10:46

Titles. 07:11:15 Pan over Norway coastal fjords to church & small village under snow of Lafoten Islands. Two men walk between wooden houses w/ fish drying. View from small boat on water & many other fishing boats w/ rowboats. Boats moving out for cod fishing. Very steep shoreline. Trawler pulling dories, others rowing. 07:13:36 MCU Four men rowing dory out to banks. Men pulling in lines over side of small boat & taking fish off w/ gaff hook. Line over roller. 07:15:26 Pulling nets up w/ power windlass w/ large fish. CU of fish. 07:17:24 Cleaning fish while heading home. Gutting & cutting off heads, flock of seagulls. Roe saved in bucket. Cod livers saved, fish inspected & weighed. Filleting for salting. Tongues cut out, saved. Hanging of nets to dry. 07:19:53 Fishermen eating steaming cod tongue; man hosing down boat & others talking. Drying racks filled w/ cod. Mountains in background of village. Fishing boats going out again. The End. Educational Film; 1930s; Scandinavian; Fishing Industry; 1930s; 1938; Boats; NOTE: Any one continuous minute sold at per reel rate.

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