Silver cities of Yucatan : the Mason-Spinden expedition / written, directed and produced by Bob Connelly.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967.

Griscom, Ludlow, 1890-1959.

Connelly, Robert B., screenwriter, director, producer.

Hulan, Ben, narrator.

Williams, Pete, narrator.

Mason, Gregory, 1889-1968.

Ponce, Manuel M. (Manuel María), 1882-1948.

New York Times Company, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maya architecture--Mexico--Mexico (State).

Maya architecture.

Mexico--Mexico (State).

Mason-Spinden Expedition (1926).

Mason-Spinden Expedition.

Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Description and travel.

Yucatán (Mexico : State).

Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Antiquities.

Genre:

Travelogues (Motion pictures)

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (39 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

monochrome

Other Title:

Mason-Spinden expedition

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Produced at American University by Bob Connelly, 2002.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Documents the expedition to the Cozumel Island area in the 1920's to search for lost Mayan cities, identify rare birds, and re-map the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Participant:

Film narration, Pete Williams ; passages from the Mason book read by Ben Hulan.

Credits:

Film, Ogden Trevor McClurg ; editor, Bob Connelly; music, Manuel Ponce.

Notes:

Based on the reports Gregory Mason sent back to the New York Times, his subsequent book, and on additional material from the McClurg Archives and family. Includes pertinent headlines from the New York Times.

Related Work:

Mason, Gregory, 1889-1968. Silver cities of Yucatan.

Ponce, Manuel M. (Manuel María), 1882-1948. Concierto del sur.

OCLC:

51100012