The River of Doubt
A filmed record of former president Theodore Roosevelt's and Cândido Rondon's 1913-14 expedition to the then uncharted Rio da Dúvida, later renamed the Roosevelt River.
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"With the 1912 election out of the way, Theodore Roosevelt -- always referred to as "Colonel Roosevelt" here, as though his years as President were a lesser matter) prepared for an expedition in South America. The headwaters of some river had been discovered in South America, but what was its course through the Mato Grosso. Roosevelt led the expedition for the American Museum of Natural History, and later wrote one of his books on the subject, when he wasn't writing one of his 150,000 letters. There are the usual shots of Roosevelt at various locations, as well as wildlife: pira..."
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Caroline Gentry assembled this film from three sources; (1) footage taken of the actual 1913-14 Roosevelt-Rondon Expedition, shot by Anthony Fiala, who was only the group part way; (2) newsreel footage taken by Brazilian cameramen and supplied by Cândido Rondon, and (3) new footage from 1927 shot by George M. Dyott, who retraced Roosevelt's route on behalf of the Roosevelt Memorial Association.
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A filmed record of former president Theodore Roosevelt's and Cândido Rondon's 1913-14 expedition to the then uncharted Rio da Dúvida, later renamed the Roosevelt River.