Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'

May 23, 1940

0h 9m

★ 0.0

Overview

James A. FitzPatrick takes a tour of the Fiji Islands. The short depicts the different types of natives that inhabit the islands, and shows villages that have not been changed in architecture for centuries. There are ceremonial dances, and FitzPatrick politically-correctly describes the rule of the islands under the British government.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Suva: 'Pride of Fiji' Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Narrator (voice)

James A. FitzPatrick

Herself - Governor Richards' Wife

Noelle Bënda Richards

Double Barrel follows surf and travel journalist Angie Takanami’s journey to Peru to document Peruvian surf guide Harold Koechlin’s dream of protecting Peru’s world-class surf breaks. After a chance meeting, the two compared tales of living through natural and human-inflicted disasters, and their dreams for sustainable surf development and tourism. Focussed in the oil-dominated town of Lobitos, Harold is working together with the local and international community and is determined to preserve the locals’ right to a clean ocean and environment to give towns like Lobitos a more sustainable future.

No Image Available

0.0

Colorful Holland

Mar 4, 1950

This Traveltalk series short visits four villages in the Netherlands.

0.0

Egypt Speaks

Jan 6, 1951

This James A. FitzPatrick's People on Parade series short takes the viewer to Alexandria, Egypt, with emphasis on the modern nature of the city.

No Image Available

6.0

Glimpses of Argentina

Dec 1, 1951

This Traveltalk series short visit to Argentina includes a look at its capital Buenos Aires.

0.0

Glimpses of Austria

Feb 19, 1938

This Traveltalk short takes us to Vienna, the largest city in Austria. We visit the Schönbrunn Palace, the Charles Church, and the historic Opera House.

0.0

Glimpses of New Scotland

Aug 30, 1947

Glimpses of Nova Scotia, from Halifax to Digby. The off-screen narration cites history, tradition, the contributions of Scottish and French immigrants, the strategic importance of Nova Scotia's coast, each village's churches, the stained glass windows at St. John's in Lunenburg, the Acadians' annual apple crop, Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal), a history of wars between France and England, and the tides of the Bay of Fundy.

No Image Available

5.0

Glimpses of Old England

Oct 8, 1949

This Traveltalk series short focuses on the sights and culture that define "Old England". Included is a visit to the Cotswold Hills area, a ride on the Wye River, and visits to Tintern Abbey in Wales and Laycock Abbey in Wiltshire, England.

No Image Available

6.5

Glimpses of Western Germany

Feb 13, 1954

This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg. Included are scenes of World War II destruction that lingered at the time.

6.0

Holland in Tulip Time

Sep 18, 1934

This FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits Holland in springtime, going first to the below-sea-level fishing village of Volendam, then to the capital city of Amsterdam. We then turn our sights to the cultivation of flowering spring bulbs - tulips and hyacinths. No other country is as renowned for bulb cultivation as is Holland.

6.0

Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'

May 1, 1937

This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong.

1.0

Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

Nov 2, 1935

This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.

0.0

In Old Amsterdam

Nov 12, 1949

This Traveltalks entry looks at the sights, sounds, people, and art masterpieces in the capital of the Netherlands.

0.0

Java Journey

Mar 18, 1939

This Technicolor portrait of Jakarta was filmed when it was called Batavia and formed part of the Dutch East Indies colonial empire. The film portrays the daily life of citizens and the relaxed atmosphere that prevailed at the time. We see Batavia's Amsterdam Gate, built by the Dutch around 1664, along with the strong influence of Dutch architecture upon other buildings, streets and waterways.

0.0

Land of Alaska Nellie

Dec 23, 1939

In this Traveltalk series short, we view the Inside Passage to Alaska, the longest protected waterway in the world. Traveling north, we enter the small town of Seward, gateway to the interior. One of the burgeoning industries is the raising of silver fox and mink. There are many road houses scattered throughout Alaska, but one of the most famous is twenty-three miles outside of Seward on Lake Kenai belonging to Nellie Lawing, better known as Alaska Nellie, who has a long and storied history in Alaska.

No Image Available

6.0

Land of the Zuider Zee

Apr 28, 1951

This Traveltalks visit to Holland spotlights The Hague and two smaller tourist destinations. We learn that the economy of Holland, which for many centuries has been based on fishing and the growing of tulips, is slowly changing to an agricultural base.

No Image Available

0.0

Jasper National Park

Apr 19, 1952

This travelogue of Canada's Jasper National Park starts with a visit to the totem pole in the town, then to Lac Beauvert and the park's lodge and bungalows, where more than 600 guests enjoy golf, swimming and scenery. Within the park are the Canadian Rockies' highest summit, largest glaciers, greatest ice fields, and deepest canyons. After a lesson about feeding bears, we tour the vast park: Pyramid Lake and Pyramid Mountain, Mount Edith Cavell and Angel Glacier, a horse trail overlooking the Athabasca River, Athabasca Falls, the Great Colombia Ice Field, Athabasca Glacier and the special cars that bring tourists, and finally Maligne Lake, a fisherman's paradise.

No Image Available

0.0

Beautiful Brazil

Feb 29, 1952

We start in Rio de Janeiro, with the statue of Cristo Redentor on Mount Corcovado, the avenue along the beach, the beauty of an historic city, and the landmark, Sugarloaf. Brazil's 47 million people celebrate racial diversity. From the Copacabana, we travel 40 miles to a resort, Quitandinha, where President Truman spoke. Then it's on to Sao Paulo, a modern, industrial city, and finally to the spectacular waterfalls of Iguazu on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

6.0

Chicago, the Beautiful

Jul 31, 1948

A visit to Chicago, featuring the city's architecture and well-known landmarks.

6.0

Looking at London

Jun 1, 1946

A colorful travelogue of London's most historic buildings and the residual damage still left from WWII.

Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Suva: 'Pride of Fiji' Trailers