Summary

Perils of the North - b&w documentary w/ sound narration about Arctic scientific expedition to Siberia & Alaska led by Harold McCracken for American Museum of Natural History - explorer watches grizzly bear family come down from hills to stream - injured cub catches fish - man examines huge bear skull - works the jaw bone - view from deck of sailboat to rough ocean - small boat ashore - pod of sea lions in surf - pan across beach full of sea lions - rookery of fur seals - cu seal - man plays with baby seal - nesting area of Murres sea birds - islands in Bering Sea - men uncover mummified stone age body - man drapes explorer's club flag over body - man uncovers effigy mask carved from whalebone - arrowheads, spear points, skulls, bones, artifacts laid out on cloth - eskimo artifacts - archaeology - exploration - wildlife