Where on Earth!
Identifier
F.2005-01-0213
Date Of Production
1940s
Abstract
A Castle Films Quiz Show asking the viewer where certain places and events are in the world. Locations include the South Pole, along the Ganges, Mount McKinley, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
Log
00:00 - Titles and introduction. Several short clips of Old Faithful, canels, a river paddleboat, bridges, penguins and totem poles. Footage of eruptions, smoke pluming, and buildings collapsing. Seals, penguins, and a ship plowing through ice floes. An American flag is raised over the frozen landscape. Footage from along the river Ganges; people washing, pouring water, walking inside a temple and bowing to a statue.
02:52 - VS men climbing up Mt. McKinley in a line. View of the valley below and the scenery on the mountain. VS of the Eiffel Tower and men working on the beams. Views of Paris from the tower. VS of aborigines in the outback, carving a boomerang. One man displays the design and demonstrates how to throw it in VS.
06:02 - Water pours out of the Hoover Dam; VS inside and outside with aeriel footage and CU. Tribal dancing in Central Africa. A man performing Tai Chi. Another tribal dance is performed. Footage in Rio de Janiero with VS of “Christ the Redeemer”, Sugarloaf Mountain, and people in a public square.
02:52 - VS men climbing up Mt. McKinley in a line. View of the valley below and the scenery on the mountain. VS of the Eiffel Tower and men working on the beams. Views of Paris from the tower. VS of aborigines in the outback, carving a boomerang. One man displays the design and demonstrates how to throw it in VS.
06:02 - Water pours out of the Hoover Dam; VS inside and outside with aeriel footage and CU. Tribal dancing in Central Africa. A man performing Tai Chi. Another tribal dance is performed. Footage in Rio de Janiero with VS of “Christ the Redeemer”, Sugarloaf Mountain, and people in a public square.
Run Time
8 min 33 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
310 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Distributor
Additional Credits
Castle Films (is contributor)
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