Snow Carnival

1949 0h 20m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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Snow Carnival is a 1949 short documentary film narrated by Gary Cooper, and supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is about the snowy attractions of mid-twentieth century Aspen, Colorado. The film was nominated for an Oscar nominated for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gary Cooper
Self - Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Hollingshead
Writers: Owen Crump
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marshall Eyanson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Hollingshead directs. Marshall Eyanson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Marshall Eyanson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0041889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Marshall Eyanson
Runtime: 20 min · 0h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Snow Carnival (1949)

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Gordon Hollingshead

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-03-30
★ 6/10
How, exactly, do you climb under a bench? Well Gary Cooper tries to explain that and an whole lot more in this playful visit to the slopes of Aspen in Colorado, USA. Did you know it used to be a prosperous silver mining town before that market slumped? Now, it has turned it’s hand to tourism populating it’s “Gay Nineties” bar with skiers instead of prospectors. Cooper is clearly at home in this town and on skis, as are many young and old who navigate the multiple slopes - some starting over 11,000 feet up - after they’ve braved the really quite rudimentary looking chair lift. There are a few exhibitions here from members of the 1948 US Olympic team including Dick Durrance and André de la Varre’s high altitude photography shows us the mischief and the more serious elements of the rich at play. Were it not for Cooper’s involvement, it wouldn’t really be much more than a snowy travelogue for the well heeled, but this gum-chewing and smiley actor brings a little cheeky charm to the thing and it’s watchable enough.

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