HOME MOVIE GUATEMALA AND YUCATAN 1952

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1952

Creator: john-lomen

Color: Color

Description: This 1952 color, silent home movie was shot by amateur filmmaker John Lomen. It has a title card at the start that promises views of Guatamala (sic) and Yucatan, but this reel only shows the Guatemalan scenes. The film begins with a Compania Mexicana de Aviacion DC-6 commercial airplane sitting on the tarmac (0:30); a blonde woman waves from the plane entrance. Aerial view from the plane (1:11). A Lockheed Constellation in Pan American World Airways livery (1:37). The Pan Am plane lands and passengers disembark; a Texaco refueling truck seen next to the plane (2:45). Downtown Guatemala City streets; a woman carrying a basket on her head (3:26). The blonde woman in front of the Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala in the Parque Central (3:33). Stained glass windows and inside of the cathedral (3:58). Signs for Coca-Cola, Canada Dry, and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (4:01). Parque Central in Guatemala City (4:07). Another view of the Catedral Metropolitana (4:22). Rooftop view of Guatemala City (5:16). Cerro de la Cruz, a hill with a giant cross and lookout point with view of Volcan Agua (5:31). Downtown Antigua, sign for La Tipica (5:32). Farmacia Lourdes (6:00). The blonde woman goes into several small shops and clothing stores. Almacen la Ceda store in the background (6:59). Red buses driving around curvy mountain roads in a small town (7:36). The blonde woman touches a red macaw sitting on a fountain in the Antigua Botanical Gardens (7:49). Plants and flowers from the gardens (8:30). Antigua Guatemala Cathedral (8:59); much of it is in ruins. Ancient ruins (10:01). The blonde woman poses in front of some flowers (10:30). A Guatemalan woman doing laundry by hand (10:53). Santa Clara Church and Convent (10:58). Ruins of the Church of the Recoleccion (11:47). Oxen pulling a wheeled cart (12:11). A man and boy by the side of a dirt road with two small pigs on a rope (12:28). The blonde woman talks to a Guatemalan girl who is selling handmade fabric crafts as she leans against a car (12:37). Guatemalans with bundles of firewood (13:18). Hotel Casa Contenta (13:24). The blonde woman talks to a street vendor selling scarves (13:58). A hibiscus flower and waterfall (14:22); Acatenango volcano (15:00).