Plot

Part of the Warner Brothers Sports Parade series, this short film 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, 9 men undertake a 19-day trip in three specialty-built rowboats through the more than 200 rapids, some of which run at 30 m.p.h. Along the way, they see the remnants of previous expeditions including wrecked boats and even a skeleton. They also visit now-abandoned Pueblo Indian cave dwellings.—garykmcd

This entry in "The Sports Parade" shows highlights of a trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In three specially constructed rowboats, nine men negotiate more than 200 whitewater rapids over a period of 19 days. Along the way we see, among other things, the skeletons of adventurers who tried and failed to navigate these same waters. Fortunately there were no casualties on this voyage. The harrowing trip ends at Lake Mead and Boulder (now Hoover) Dam.—David Glagovsky <dglagovsky@verizon.net>