GOW(193163min.)isnotonlyatruecuriositybutalsoinmanywaysakeyinfluenceoflaterCooperandSchoedsackproductionsincludingKingKong.ThefootageinGowwasproducedbyEdwardA.SalisburyawealthyBritishadventurerwhoin1920setsailinan80-tonyachtequippedwithamotionpicturelaboratorytoinhiswordscatchandholdforhistoryaphotorecordofthefast杁isappearingracesoftheSouthSeasIslands�.CooperandSchoedsackwereamongthecameramenonthistwo-yearexpeditionthatdocumentedgenuinehead-huntersandcannibalsalongitsroute.ThematerialwasoriginallyreleasedasfourseparatefilmsinthesilenteraandwasconsolidatedasthefilmGowTheHeadhunterforanillustratedlecturebyexpeditionmemberWilliamPeck.Peckrecordedhisowncringe-inducingcommentaryin1931.Gowwasreissuedasanexploitationfilmintothe1950sundertheti