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The Mission Trail
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The Mission Trail

Apr 13, 1946
0h 9m
★ 6.5

Overview

This Traveltalk series short follows the route laid out by the famous chain of 21 Spanish missions, begun in 1769 and extending northward for over 500 miles, from San Diego to Sonoma, California. We stop briefly at San Luis Rey and San Juan Capistrano (to watch the swallows) as well as San Juan Bautista and other missions.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Mission Trail Trailers

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Cast

James A. FitzPatrick

Narrator (voice)

James A. FitzPatrick

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