The Forgotten Frontier is a 1931 American documentary film about the Frontier Nursing Service, nurses on horseback, who traveled the back roads of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. It was directed by Mary Marvin Breckinridge, and featured her cousin, Mary Breckinridge, who was a nurse-midwife and founded the Frontier Nursing Service. Also featured are the people of Leslie County, Kentucky, many of whom reenacted their stories.
| The Forgotten Frontier | |
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The full film | |
| Directed by | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson |
| Starring | Mary Breckinridge |
| Cinematography | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson |
| Edited by | Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Judy Herbert (restored version) |
| Music by | silent |
| Distributed by | Carousel Film & Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was shot with a hand-cranked camera, often in extreme climate. Stills created during the film's production are available at the Library of Congress.
A soundtrack was added in the 1990s by the Library of Congress.
In 1996, this film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films".[1]
Footage from the film was used in the 1984 documentary Frontier Nursing Service.[2]
References
External links
- The Forgotten Frontier at IMDb
- The Forgotten Frontier on the United States National Library of Medicine
- The Forgotten Frontier essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 178-179 [1]
- The Forgotten Frontier can be seen on the National Screening Room of the Library of Congress [2]
- The Forgotten Frontier is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
