ARGENTINE PRIMER

Produced by Julien Bryan. After brief expository material on the geography and history of the country, the film shows Argentina as it is today. We see department stores in Buenos Aires, visit motion picture studios, the theatre at Colon, and the ultra modern apartment houses that surprise many a tourist. Argentine stresses Argentina's attempt to make herself an industrial country. The Argentines have made every attempt to promote their own industries, such as the manufacture of fabrics and shoes, farming and sheep raising. However, their greatest problem is the shipping of beef. The "refrigerated ship" brought Argentina its position in international trade, but introduced a difficult question between two nations. Leaving the serious side of the picture, we see the people of this great southern republic as they work and play and as they enjoy themselves at a barbecue