TravelTalks goes to Venezuela. It's the first of the South American republics to break away from the old world. There is an old timey sugar cane harvest. There is some dancing. It talks a lot about Bolivar. I wonder if FitzPatrick is trying to comment on the real world war outside. It spends way too much time on the liberation talk and this episode grows stale.
3 Reviews
Well, It's Alliterative
boblipton23 April 2022
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras down to you-know-where, under the supervision of Robert Carney. Then, back in Culver City, he has the music department write a tango as the theme and sits in a recording booth to recite his usual random almanac facts, like how much sugar Australia imports every year.
He grows a little strident when he speaks of Simon Bolivar. With a war raging in Europe, he undoubtedly thought it best to sound admiring about the man; gotta worry about the condition of the Organization of American States.
The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is among the best they run. The images are lovely.
He grows a little strident when he speaks of Simon Bolivar. With a war raging in Europe, he undoubtedly thought it best to sound admiring about the man; gotta worry about the condition of the Organization of American States.
The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is among the best they run. The images are lovely.
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott31 July 2012
Valiant Venezuela (1939)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This entry in the TravelTalks series has narrator James A. FitzPatrick heading to Venezuela where he tells us that this was a stop on Columbus' third voyage of discovery. From here we learn about the city of Caracas, which was the first South American colony to overthrow Spain, although Spanish customs are still there today. We learn that it was the home of 200,000 people (in 1939) and that cane sugar is the biggest import. We also hear that the U.S. takes in six million tons of sugar. Finally, we hear about Simon Bolivar who led various places against Spain but ended up dying broke, although today he's hailed as a legend. Overall this is another decent entry in the series and I'm sure fans of the series already know that the main ingredient is the Technicolor, which once again brings the stuff on the screen to life. There's no doubt that the images are the main thing worth seeing here and especially some of the high mountains, which look gorgeous in color.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This entry in the TravelTalks series has narrator James A. FitzPatrick heading to Venezuela where he tells us that this was a stop on Columbus' third voyage of discovery. From here we learn about the city of Caracas, which was the first South American colony to overthrow Spain, although Spanish customs are still there today. We learn that it was the home of 200,000 people (in 1939) and that cane sugar is the biggest import. We also hear that the U.S. takes in six million tons of sugar. Finally, we hear about Simon Bolivar who led various places against Spain but ended up dying broke, although today he's hailed as a legend. Overall this is another decent entry in the series and I'm sure fans of the series already know that the main ingredient is the Technicolor, which once again brings the stuff on the screen to life. There's no doubt that the images are the main thing worth seeing here and especially some of the high mountains, which look gorgeous in color.
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