Nature Closeups, Series 3: Creatures of the Night, circa 1951-1952
Item
Title
Nature Closeups, Series 3: Creatures of the Night, circa 1951-1952
Subject
Description
This 16mm silent Kentucky wildlife film was produced by Walter (1892-1957) and Elizabeth Catterall Shackleton (1894-1982) from footage of nocturnal wildlife around their 200-acre home in the Sleepy Hollow area of Prospect, Kentucky. It was their first film produced under their company Shackleton Productions, incorporated in 1949. Wildlife filmed include birds, raccoons, a salamander, a mole, owls, and flying squirrels.
Walter began naturalist documentary work as a bird and wildlife photographer. He attended an Audubon Screen Tour in the 1940s, which inspired him to take up motion picture film. For their films, Walter shot the footage, Elizabeth logged the shots, and the couple worked together to craft the story and splice together the film. Walter Shackleton showed their films in Louisville in the late 1940s and began touring for National Audubon Society sponsored showings around the United States in 1952.
Walter began naturalist documentary work as a bird and wildlife photographer. He attended an Audubon Screen Tour in the 1940s, which inspired him to take up motion picture film. For their films, Walter shot the footage, Elizabeth logged the shots, and the couple worked together to craft the story and splice together the film. Walter Shackleton showed their films in Louisville in the late 1940s and began touring for National Audubon Society sponsored showings around the United States in 1952.
Creator
Source
014PC17AV04 Creatures of the Night film, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Shackleton Productions (Prospect, Ky.)
Date
Type
Identifier
014PC17AV04
Original Format
motion picture
Duration
13 minutes, 40 seconds
Producer
Shackleton Productions (Prospect, Ky.)
Collection
Citation
Shackleton, Elizabeth C., 1894-1982, Shackleton, Walter H., 1892-1957, and Shackleton Productions (Prospect, Ky.), “Nature Closeups, Series 3: Creatures of the Night, circa 1951-1952,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 27, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/6799.