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Travelogues – Jewels of the Pacific

Travelogues - Joyaux du Pacifique
Julian Gromer
1953 United States 79 minutes no words
© courtesy University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections

Action begins in Los Angeles: Disneyland, Miss Universe parade, etc.,. Carmel-by-the sea with its shops and flowers.. glass bottom gondolas;. towering redwoods.. San Francisco with everything.. Rogue River mailman.. sea lions at play.. Salmon Derby.. Mt. St. Helens guarding Spirit Lake.. Mt. Rainier, a jewel in a setting of wildflowers. boating thrills at Seattle. Reel two is the story of a Cheechako (tenderfoot) making a movie in the wilds of Alaska. He learns the hard way, makes mistakes and provides many hilarious moments. The guide takes him amid snowcapped mountains, glaciers, glistening icebergs, spouting whales, hungry brown bears, trout streams and spawning salmon. Audiences thrill as totem poles come to life and chase the Cheechako in a weird nightmare.

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