James A. FitzPatrick
Birthday: 1894-02-26
Place of Birth: Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia James Anthony FitzPatrick (February 26, 1894 – June 12, 1980) was an American producer, director, writer, and narrator, known from the early 1930s as "The Voice of the Globe" from his Fitzpatrick's Traveltalks.
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Fiji and Samoa: The Cannibal Isles
Another FitzPatrick TravelTalk, taking us to the titular islands....
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Dutch Guiana: 'Land of the Djuka'
This Traveltalk entry visits a Djuka tribal village in Dutch Guiana, which would later be called Sur...
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Norway: Land of the Midnight Sun
A Traveltalk visit to Norway's fjords and the Lapplanders in the northern latitudes....
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Rio de Janeiro 'City of Splendour'
This Traveltalks short showcases the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing its Portuguese...
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Victoria and Vancouver: Gateways to Canada
A visit to the capital of British Columbia and to its largest city....
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Sacred City of the Mayan Indians
A visit to Chichicastenango, Guatemala, where Mayan civilization flourished....
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Citadels of the Mediterranean
Visits to Gibraltar, Alhambra and Athens in the 1930s. Gibraltar, pan across harbor, naval ships, PO...
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Colorful Ports of Call
This Traveltalk short visits three African locations on the Indian Ocean that used to be administere...
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Glimpses of Erin
Ireland was still reliant on agriculture when this Traveltalk visit was made in the early 1930s. Aft...
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Cruising in the South Seas
James A. FitzPatrick tour through the South Sea islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, Rarotonga, and Sydney, Au...
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Egypt, Kingdom of the Nile
James A. FitzPatrick tour of Egypt in 1934 for his Traveltalks series....
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Stockholm: Pride of Sweden
This episode of Traveltalks goes to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The focus is on several aspect...
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India on Parade
This Traveltalks visit to India starts in Baroda. We see how the maharajah of Baroda lives in his la...
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Floral Japan
This Traveltalk visit to Japan starts with a look at the country's cherry blossom trees, tulips, and...
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Serene Siam
This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the narrator...
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Rocky Mountain Grandeur
This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado....
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Picturesque South Africa
South Africa has a long history of colonialism by among others the Portuguese, French, Dutch and Bri...
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Glimpses of Java and Ceylon
A visit to the island of Java when it was part of the Dutch East Indies, and Sri Lanka when it was s...
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Land of the Incas
This Traveltalks series entry visits three sites important to the Inca Empire in Peru....
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Glimpses of Peru
This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city....
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Chile, Land of Charm
This documentary short features Chile's history, culture, and customs....
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Colorful Bombay
This travelogue begins with an appreciation of Bombay as a port city. Beyond the port and Taj Mahal ...
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People of Russia
This FitzPatrick Miniature visits the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the largest geogra...
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Czechoslovakia on Parade
This FitzPatrick Traveltalk series short looks at Czechoslovakia before World War II, including imag...
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Natural Wonders of the West
This Traveltalk entry looks at some natural wonders of the western United States, including the Gran...
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Cairo 'City of Contrast'
This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Cairo's landmarks, people, and culture....
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Cavalcade of San Francisco
This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present....
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VistaVision Visits Norway
This short travelogue, visiting Norway, was shot in VistaVision....
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Gateway to India: Bombay
This early entry in James A. Fitzpatrick's TravelTalks series takes us to Bombay, which we're told i...
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Old Natchez on the Mississippi
This Traveltalks short focuses on the city's preservation of the architecture, apparel, and customs ...
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Rural Hungary
This Traveltalk series short visits the rural agricultural areas of Hungary....
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Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
This film visits many of the neighborhoods and landmarks on Manhattan Island and occasionally includ...
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Visiting Italy
This TravelTalk short focuses on the ancient ruins in Rome, the leaning tower of Pisa, and the archi...
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VistaVision Visits Sun Trails
This short travelogue, touring Arizona's deserts, was shot in VistaVision....
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VistaVision Visits Mexico
This short travelogue, visiting Mexico, was shot in VistaVision....
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A Wee Bit of Scotland
In this Traveltalk series short visit to Scotland, we visit several places with familiar names, incl...
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Red Men on Parade
This Traveltalk series short visits a large intertribal meeting of American Indians from all over th...
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Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'
James A. FitzPatrick takes a tour of the Fiji Islands. The short depicts the different types of nati...
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Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest
This Traveltalk series short visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle was ...
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Modern New Orleans
This Traveltalk look at New Orleans starts at the recently modernized port and harbor facilities, wi...
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Roaming Through Michigan
This Traveltalks entry roams through the northern end of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and makes a shor...
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Minnesota: 'Land of Plenty'
This Traveltalk series short visits some of the important cities and sites of Minnesota....
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Haiti: 'Land of Dark Majesty'
In this FitzPatrick's Traveltalk short, a trip to Haiti serves as a portal into its history, mainly ...
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Motoring in Mexico
This Traveltalk series short takes viewers along the Pacific International Highway, which starts in ...
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Around the World in California
This FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series short takes the viewer to various sites around California that...
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Jasper National Park
This travelogue of Canada's Jasper National Park starts with a visit to the totem pole in the town, ...
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Beautiful Brazil
We start in Rio de Janeiro, with the statue of Cristo Redentor on Mount Corcovado, the avenue along ...
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Glimpses of California
This Traveltalk series short looks at California, beginning with the diverse types of flowers found ...
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Glimpses of Old England
This Traveltalk series short focuses on the sights and culture that define "Old England". Included i...
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Cape Breton Island
This Traveltalk series entry visits the easternmost area of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. We ...
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In Old Amsterdam
This Traveltalks entry looks at the sights, sounds, people, and art masterpieces in the capital of t...
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Glimpses of Argentina
This Traveltalk series short visit to Argentina includes a look at its capital Buenos Aires....
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Land of the Zuider Zee
This Traveltalks visit to Holland spotlights The Hague and two smaller tourist destinations. We lear...
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Imperial Delhi
This MGM short, part of James A. Fitzpatrick's Traveltalk series, takes the viewer to the capital of...
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Land of Alaska Nellie
In this Traveltalk series short, we view the Inside Passage to Alaska, the longest protected waterwa...
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Colorful Curacao
This short film focuses on the sights and sounds of the island of Curacao...
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Java Journey
This Technicolor portrait of Jakarta was filmed when it was called Batavia and formed part of the Du...
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Chicago, the Beautiful
A visit to Chicago, featuring the city's architecture and well-known landmarks....
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Glimpses of Austria
This Traveltalk short takes us to Vienna, the largest city in Austria. We visit the Schönbrunn Palac...
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Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city....
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Glimpses of Washington State
This Traveltalk series short begins in the Wenatchee River valley, where apples are the chief commer...
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Colorful North Carolina
This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short tours North Carolina, first visiting the Cataloochie Ranch near Wa...
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Glacier Park and Waterton Lakes
We begin at the train station near Montana's Glacier National Park, where Blackfeet Indians meet the...
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Glimpses of Ontario
This Traveltalk series short visits Ontario, the second largest province of Canada. Toronto is the p...
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Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'
This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong....
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Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'
This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villag...
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Land of the Taj Mahal
A brief but colorful travelogue of India's biggest cities following the partition of the country in ...
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Colorful Holland
This Traveltalk series short visits four villages in the Netherlands....
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Calling on Costa Rica
This travelogue of Costa Rica, the second smallest of the American republics, starts at San Jose Air...
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Egypt Speaks
This James A. FitzPatrick's People on Parade series short takes the viewer to Alexandria, Egypt, wit...
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Holland in Tulip Time
This FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits Holland in springtime, going first to the below-sea-level ...
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Colorful Islands: Madagascar and Seychelles
A Technicolor travelogue of the islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa....
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Glimpses of Australia
With James A. Fitzpatrick, we visit Sydney's Bondi Beach, the Blue Hills and onto Melbourne....
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Calling on Michigan
This Traveltalk series short begins with a look at Michigan's major educational institutions, which ...
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Glimpses of Florida
This Traveltalk series entry takes the viewer to a number of locations throughout the state of Flori...
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Glimpses of New Scotland
Glimpses of Nova Scotia, from Halifax to Digby. The off-screen narration cites history, tradition, t...
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Glimpses of Western Germany
This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich...
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In the Land of Diamonds
This Traveltalk series short visits South Africa, including Cape Town....
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Looking at London
A colorful travelogue of London's most historic buildings and the residual damage still left from WW...
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Quebec in Summertime
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Quebec, the city that was called the "New France"....
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Mackinac Island
This Traveltalk series short begins in Chicago, where the narrator and his crew board a cruise ship....
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Life on the Thames
This Traveltalks short visits cities and towns along the Thames River. It begins in London, with vie...
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Mighty Niagara
This Traveltalk entry visits places along the Niagara River and gives the viewer spectacular images ...
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The Mission Trail
This Traveltalk series short follows the route laid out by the famous chain of 21 Spanish missions, ...
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Mediterranean Ports of Call
This Traveltalk short visits the ports of Algiers and Monaco in the Mediterranean....
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A Day on Treasure Island
This Traveltalks entry visits the Golden Gate International Exposition. Sponsored by 11 western stat...
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On the Road to Monterrey
This Traveltalk series short visits three cities in Mexico. We start in the village of San Miguel de...
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Scenic Oregon
This Traveltalk series short begins along the mighty Columbia River, which empties into the Pacific ...
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Night Descends on Treasure Island
A travelogue celebrating the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and highlighting its exhibition of classica...
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Night Life in Chicago
This short Traveltalk visit to Chicago looks at some hotels known for their evening entertainment an...
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Oriental Paradise
This TravelTalk entry brings us glimpses of flower arranging, a temple deer park, and Mount Fuji....
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Picturesque Massachusetts
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to sites in Massachusetts. Places visited include Plym...
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Modern Mexico City
This Traveltalk series short brings us to the capital of Mexico, where we learn a little about the t...
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Scholastic England
This MGM Traveltalk short focuses on the history of England's colleges in Cambridge, Oxford, and Eto...
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Ancient Egypt
This entry in the TravelTalks series visits the ancient Egypt. starting Valley of the Kings in a rem...
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Modern Tokyo
This Traveltalk series short looks at pre-World War II Tokyo, highlighting the influences of Western...
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Monumental Utah
This Traveltalk series short visits Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah....
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Old New Orleans
This Traveltalk series short looks at several landmarks and neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana....
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Paris on Parade
This Traveltalks short showcases the Paris International Exposition of 1937. It features a tour of t...
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Beautiful Bavaria
This Traveltalk series short visit to southern Germany begins in Berchtesgaden. After a boat ride on...
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Springtime in the Netherlands
This Traveltalk short concentrates on Holland's historical relationship with its main industry: grow...
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Scenic Grandeur
This Traveltalk series short spotlights the natural beauty of the Northwestern United States. Our fi...
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Touring Northern England
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to several locations in the Lake Country of northern E...
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Natural Wonders of Washington State
Amongst the sights in this TravelTalk visit to Washington State, we see Snoquality Falls, Mount Shuk...
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Romantic Riviera
This Traveltalks series entry visits several places on the Riviera on the coast of France. Stops inc...
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Rural Mexico
A Traveltalks visit to some small towns in Mexico. In Mazatlán, away from the tourist spots, we see ...
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To the Coast of Devon
The first half of this Traveltalk entry is spent in the town of Bath, where we learn about the long ...
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Where Time Stands Still
In this Traveltalk series short, we visit a region in Guatemala where the native Indian tribes live ...
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Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'
This Traveltalk series short visits Sydney, Australia and its harbour....
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Yellowstone Park: 'Nature's Playground'
This Traveltalk series short showcases the natural wonders in one of the USA's most famous national ...
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Roaming Through Northern Ireland
A look primarily at the beauty of the countryside and seacoast, starting at Carrick-a-Rede Island th...
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Switzerland the Beautiful
In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian people ...
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Romantic Nevada
This Traveltalk series short opens with views of Nevada's natural wonders, then visits a mining town...
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Zeeland: 'The Hidden Paradise'
This Traveltalk visits Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands. Traditional costumes and architecture...
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Zion: Canyon of Colour
This Traveltalk series short visits Zion National Park, Utah. Amongst the sights, we view the seven-...
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Visiting Vera Cruz
This Traveltalk series short looks at the people, customs, and landmarks in Vera Cruz, the main port...
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Grand Canyon, Pride of Creation
This Traveltalk series short begins with a look at Arizona's Painted Desert. We then get two views o...
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Yosemite the Magnificent
This Traveltalk series short celebrates the beauty of Yosemite National Park. Besides the majestic m...
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Shrines of Yucatan
A visit to the structures built by the ancient Mayans at Chichén Itzá, on the Yucatán Peninsula....
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Merida and Campeche
This Traveltalk series short visits two of the most important cities on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula....
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Glimpses of Guatemala
We begin this short visit to Guatemala at the port town of Livingstone, then journey up the Rio Dulc...
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Historic Mexico City
Mexico City, the capital of the Republic of Mexico, has perhaps the most colorful history of any maj...
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Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
In this Traveltalk short, the symbolic role of cherry blossoms in Japanese culture is explored as we...
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St. Helena and Its 'Man of Destiny'
The remote island of St. Helena, a British possession located in the south Atlantic, is perhaps best...
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Madeira: 'Isle of Romance'
This Traveltalk short takes the viewer to Madeira Island, the largest of the group of Madeira island...
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Rural Sweden
This short film takes the viewer to several towns and historical sites of rural Sweden....
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Quaint Quebec
This Traveltalk series entry highlights the architecture, monuments, and tourist sites of Quebec. We...
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Glimpses of New Brunswick
James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series takes a look at the lives and customs in New Brunswick....
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Valiant Venezuela
Venezuela was one of the first countries in South America to break away from its Spanish colonial ru...
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The Inside Passage
This Traveltalk series short looks at what was then the Alaska Territory, which according to the fil...
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Wandering Here and There
This Traveltalk series short visits various places around the United States. At the first stop, we a...
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Visiting St. Louis
This FitzPatrick Traveltalk series short visit to St. Louis, Missouri starts with a brief history le...
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Roaming Through Arizona
This Traveltalk series short focuses first on the architectural styles found in Arizona, then switch...
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Calling on Colombia
Documentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of Colomb...
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Historic Maryland
This Traveltalk series short highlights such Maryland destinations as Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, Anna...
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West Point on the Hudson
This Traveltalk series short visits the United States Military Academy at West Point just before Ame...
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Over the Andes
This Traveltalk series short looks over the South American Andes mountains, and the South American w...
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George Town: 'Pride of Penang'
Also known as Prince of Wales Island, Penang is a British colony located off the west coast of the M...
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Glimpses of Mexico
Another entry in MGM's TravelTalks series with James A. FitzPatrick. This time we visit Mexico, whic...
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Mexican Police on Parade
This Traveltalk series short showcases the Mexico City police department's various units as they par...
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Seeing El Salvador
This Traveltalk series short starts in San Salvador, El Salvador's capital, emphasizing the Spanish ...
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Picturesque Patzcuaro
Lake Patzcuaro, located 230 miles west of Mexico City, is one of the highest and most picturesque bo...
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Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Alaska, focusing on the cities of Sitka and Juneau....
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Beautiful Bali
A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people...
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Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise
This short film focuses on the majestic towns and landscapes of the Canadian Rockies....
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Jaipur: 'The Pink City'
A FitzPatrick Traveltalk where we visit 'The Pink City' of Jaipur....
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Singapore and Jahore
A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles n...
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Quaint St. Augustine
This Traveltalks short emphasizes the Spanish heritage and the oldest permanent settlement in the Un...
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Old New Mexico
This Traveltalk series short takes viewers on a tour of old New Mexico. Starting in Santa Fe, the ol...
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Land of Orizaba
This Traveltalk series short chronicles the sights and sounds on a train ride from Veracruz to Mexic...
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Along the Cactus Trail
The drive from Riverside, California to Phoenix, Arizona is affectionately known as the Cactus Trail...
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Glimpses of Kentucky
This Traveltalk series short visit to Kentucky starts with a view of the Cumberland River, which flo...
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Salt Lake Diversions
About an hour's drive from Salt Lake City, Utah is the ski resort of Alta, a former mining town, nes...
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Through the Colorado Rockies
This Traveltalk series entry on Colorado begins in Colorado Springs, then proceeds to Pike's Peak. W...
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A Day in Death Valley
A tour of the arid, inhospitable region of the southern California desert known as Death Valley, ori...
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Colorful Colorado
This Traveltalk series short starts off in Denver, capital of Colorado. Known as a recreational and ...
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Land of the Mayas
This Traveltalk series short visits the village of Chichicastenango, Guatemala and emphasizes the in...
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Over the Seas to Belfast
This Traveltalk series short begins aboard the RMS Scythia as it exits Halifax Harbor. The Scythia i...
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On the Shores of Nova Scotia
In this Traveltalk look at Canada's province of Nova Scotia, we visit several coastal communities. T...
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Visiting Virginia
This Traveltalk series short visits the State of Virginia. In 1947, agriculture was the mainstay of ...
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Wandering Through Wales
Located in the United Kingdom, the Principality of Wales, home to 2.5 million people, is filled with...
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Ontario: 'Land of Lakes'
This Traveltalk series short visit to the province of Ontario begins in Ottawa, Canada's capital, th...
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Playlands of Michigan
This Traveltalk series short visits several popular vacation spots in Michigan. Among them are Sauga...
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From Liverpool to Stratford
This Traveltalk series short visits several points of interest in England, including the port of Liv...
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The Land of Auld Lang Syne
This Traveltalk series short takes us to Edinburgh, Scotland. We learn the importance of religion, s...
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Land of Tradition
This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Includ...
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Pastoral Panoramas
This Traveltalk series short highlights rural areas of England. We stop at the village of Bradford-o...
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Life in the Andes
The Andes Mountains travel the western side of South America. Unlike many other mountain ranges of t...
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Seeing Ceylon
In this travelogue of Ceylon, the first stop is Colombo, the capital and chief seaport of this islan...
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Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers
This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short visits the cities of Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakesh in Morocco, ...
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Picturesque New Zealand
This Traveltalk series short visit to New Zealand starts in Auckland, a bustling, modern city. Next ...
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Johannesburg: 'City of Gold'
This Traveltalk series short discusses how Johannesburg began as a farming community, but with the d...
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Delightful Denmark
This travelogue begins with the vast agricultural wealth of the country, whose farmers can produce f...
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Ancient India
This Traveltalk series short visits a few locations where the centuries-old traditions of ancient In...
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Pretoria to Durban
This Traveltalk series short gives a glimpse into South African history, albeit from a white person'...
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Looking at Lisbon
This quick look at Lisbon begins with aerial footage of the port city as the off-screen narrator pro...
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Copenhagen: 'City of Towers'
This travelogue emphasizes Copenhagen's harmonious residents and tone. We see well-known landmarks a...
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Seeing Spain
This Traveltalk series short looks at four of Spain's most famous cities, Granada, Seville, Toledo, ...
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In the Valley of the Rhine
This Traveltalk series short takes a trip on the Rhine river, with stops at Cologne, Bonn, and Koble...
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Land of the Ugly Duckling
The ugly duckling of the title is Hans Christian Andersen, the author who wrote fairy tales that sti...
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Calling on Cape Town
This Traveltalks short visits Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa....
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Modern Guatemala City
This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short visits Guatemala City, touching upon its sights, customs, and hist...
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The Capital City: Washington, D.C.
A Traveltalk look at the exteriors of Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments....
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Papua and Kalabahai, Weird Haunts of Strange People
This Traveltalk series short visits Papua and Kalabahai....
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi...
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Land of the Quintuplets
This James A. FitzPatrick TravelTalks short visits Callander, the Ontario, Canada hometown of the wo...
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Charming Ceylon
This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British crown...
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Rainbow Canyons
This Traveltalk series short visits The Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon....
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Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'
This Traveltalk series short visits Los Angeles, California. In one of the highlights of the film, n...
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Land of the Maharajahs
This travel film takes the viewer to the northern part of Rajasthan. After a quick day tour in New D...
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Africa, Land of Contrast
James A. FitzPatrick takes a look at the continent of Africa....
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A Cavalcade of Texas
This film was the main attraction at the Texas exhibit at the New York World's Fair of 1939-1940....
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Come Back to Erin
Travelogue of Ireland including a trip to County Kerry and an interview with William T. Cosgrave....
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