Dr. Cooks Arrival

Name: Dr. Cooks Arrival
Duration: 6 min
Cast: Frederick Albert Cook, Carl Theodor Dreyer, King Christian X

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On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship ‘Hans Egede’. He received a hero’s welcome as the first man to set foot on the North Pole. He was greeted by the king, and given an honorary doctorate at the University of Copenhagen. Only a few days later, however, his endeavor was questioned, and in December the University rejected Cook’s documentation. Carl Th. Dreyer is seen as one of the journalists taking notes.