''Prophet Without Honor'' is a 1939 short documentary film directed by

Felix E. Feist Felix Ellison Feist (; February 28, 1910 – September 2, 1965) was an American film and television director and writer born in New York City. He is probably best remembered for ''Deluge'' (1933), for writing and directing the film noirs ''The ...

. At the

12th Academy Awards The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted ...

, held in 1940, it was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel. The documentary is about

Matthew Fontaine Maury Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and i ...

, a U.S. naval officer who created the first maps that charted the oceans' winds and currents.

Cast

* Carey Wilson as Narrator *

Tom Neal Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. (January 28, 1914 – August 7, 1972) was an American actor and successful amateur boxer best known for his costarring role in the critically lauded film ''Detour'', for having a widely publicized affair with actress Ba ...

as Matthew Fontaine Maury (uncredited)

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''Prophet Without Honor''
1939 documentary films 1939 films American short documentary films Documentary films about the history of science Films directed by Felix E. Feist American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films Black-and-white documentary films 1930s short documentary films Documentary films about water transport History of cartography 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{sci-documentary-film-stub