A fictional tale of the trials and tribulations faced by Arctic explorers, filmed by a real Arctic explorer, about a man's steadfast devotion to his quest, and a native-woman's love beneath the Northern Lights. Shortly after completion of this film, producer Earl Ross joined the Wilkins Expedition as it set out to duplicate the Arctic-exploration feats of Byrd and Amundsen.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Aguvaluk, a great Eskimo hunter, plans to marry Kivalina and asks the witch doctor for his consent. The witch doctor tells Aguvaluk that he may not marry until he has discharged all of his father's debts by bringing back the hides of forty seals. The great hunter accomplishes this incredible feat and returns with the hides only to be told that, in order to pay off the interest on the debt, he must also bring in the hide of a silver fox. After great privation, Aguvaluk captures the fox, but before he can return to safety, he is caught in a fierce storm. He builds an ice shelter that protects him from the bitter cold and the following morning kills a small reindeer, satisfying his hunger with the meat and using the hide to make a small sled. Finally reaching home, Aguvaluk prepares to marry Kivalina, and there is a great feast.—AFI