Prophet Without Honor

1939 11 min Drama, History

This short film portrays the story of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), an American Naval officer who developed the first maps that charted the oceans' winds and currents.

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1 nomination

• 1939 SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

director Felix E. Feist

writers Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo