This Warner Bros. The Sports Parade series short chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. Led by Norman D. Nevills, nine men undertake a nineteen days trip in three specially built rowboats through the more than 200 rapids, some which run at 30 mph. Along the way, they see the remnants of previous expeditions. They also visit abandoned Pueblo Indian cave dwellings.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Stars: Knox Manning
Crew: Gordon Hollingshead (Producer), Edwin E. Olsen (Director of Photography), Edwin E. Olsen (Director), De Leon Anthony (Writer), Rex Dunn (Music), De Leon Anthony (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 10 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 11, 1946
IMDb: 5.1
