An expedition takes Cap'tain Kleinschmidt, his wife, and his crew from Seattle to the Yukon. Members of Cap'tain Kleinschmidts party get stranded on an ice floe. Film Footage also includes Eskimos and majestic glaciers
This Captain Kleinschmidt documentary involves an expedition which took the captain, his wife, and his crew from Seattle to the Yukon. In addition to the usual footage of Eskimos and majestic glaciers, there are a couple of tense situations. At one point, two members of Captain Kleinschmidt's party are stranded on an ice floe and are carefully rescued (the ship could have easily knocked them into the water). Later on, a baby polar bear is captured, infuriating the mother. In fact, the mother polar bear put up such a fight that Kleinschmidt took pity on her and let her baby go (a heartwarming moment for the audience). The titles came from Mrs. Kleinschmidt's own journal.—Essanay Paul