Wonderful World

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Handy (Jam) Organization

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: PA-2177 ìWonderful Worldî; 08:01:14:28 - 08:45:06:23 Color Sound 1959; Wonderful World" Broad documentary surveying global cultures; lifestyles, emphasizing common human activities, sponsored by; Coca-Cola. Narrator: Ken Nordine. Parallels in European, American; Asian, South American, Caribbean lifestyles, leisure, hospitality; (racial stereotypes in narration.) Landmarks, history, sports; architecture, travel. Amazingly, everyone drinks Coke - globalism; multinationalism.; 08:01:14:28 - 08:02:58:19 Color Sound 1959; Intro. Stars & planets in space backdrop. Music, VO host talks of; universal of human desire for "something beautiful." Revolving; model globe of Earth. Aerial POV NYC midtown Manhattan. TD; skyscraper. Rockefeller Center Plaza w/ patio tables, international; flags. Lever House on Park Ave.; 08:02:58:20 - 08:04:27:29 Color Sound 1959; Americana. VS baseball stadium. (sports) VO host. "Nothing is more; American than baseball." Batter makes base hit. Fans in bleachers; beverage vendors. Car drives through covered bridge. VS Small New; England town. Tree-lined streets, church steeples, schooners in; harbor (ships, boats) in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, VS Harvard; University campus, Cambridge, MA. Students entering columned; building.; 08:04:28:00 - 08:06:52:03 Color Sound 1959; Quebec City, Canada. People ride in horsedrawn carriage. WS Chateau; Frontenac Hotel. Peace Tower- Ottawa. Mounted Police (Canadian; Mounties!), motorcade by Canadian Parliament. Parliament on Thames; River, Great Britain. Westminster Abbey, London. Royal Guards on; parade, Buckingham Palace. Portrait of Duke of Wellington. VS; English pubs, inns - men play darts. Signs of inns. Shakespeare; Memorial Theatre. Actors perform balcony scene in "Romeo & Juliet,; Stratford-on-Avon. Oxford University. Good scenes of horse racing.; Fans holding drinks, watching race. (sports); 08:06:52:04 - 08:08:54:06 Color Sound 1959; France. Boat POV Seine River, Eiffel Tower & original Statue of; Liberty. Notre Dame Cathedral. People at sidewalk tables on Champs; d' Elysee. Arc D' Triomphe. VS People dine in elegant French; restaurant, Chefs speak to people at tables (cuisine). Waiter; brings main course to table, spoons marinade over it. (Roast animal; w/ skewered vegetables). Parade in Montmarte. The Louvre museum.; Man paints scene of museum on canvas outdoors. Tour De France; bicyclists racing through small towns, cheered by spectators.; 08:08:54:07 - 08:10:13:12 Color Sound 1959; VO "In Europe they live in easy harmony with the old and the new.; Belgium. Spires, medieval facades of the Guilds in Brussels. Boat; POV canals, downtown bicycle race Amsterdam, WS rural land w/; windmills, Netherlands. Stockholm, Sweden. Town hall, modern; buildings along river. Sailboat on water. Swedish smorgasbord; (buffets) Guests move in line, serve themselves food from table.; Children play in water fountain.; 08:10:13:13 - 08:14:20:19 Color Sound 1959; Germany. TU modern office building (Frankfurt?). Soccer game.; Players, goalie makes kickoff, fans react in bleachers. Aerial POV; Rhine Valley, river, trees. Castles on green mountain sides. WS; Heidelberg. Lion sculpture on campus of University. Students; between classes. Dancers in country town plaza. (Oktoberfest-like).; Villagers in traditional costume. CU Tuba player. Munich town clock; (Glockenspiel) w/ mechanical jousters. Vienna Opera House. Female; dancers perform to Johann Strauss waltz by arch. Festival in; Vienna. Couple drinking Coke at table. VS Swiss Alps. Man plays; accordion at picnic by river.; 08:14:20:20 - 08:16:09:16 Color Sound 1959; Italy. La Scala opera house, Milan. Grand Canal, Venice. Children; feed pigeons in St. Mark's Square. Gondolier rows gondola in front; of Rialto bridge. Florence. Outdoor markets at Ponte Vecchio.; Piazza della Signoria. HA WS PAN Florence w/ Arno in FG. VS Rome.; Renaissance architecture. St. Peter's Basilica. ZI dome. VS; fountains including Bernini fountains, Trevi fountain. Arch of; Constantine. Coliseum, Ancient columns at the Forum.; 08:16:09:17 - 08:18:45:08 Color Sound 1959; Spain. Street festival Pamplona. People carry oversize royal; figures. Crowds dancing w/ banners. Running of the Bulls in; Pamplona. Crowds run down narrow streets into bullfighting arena.; Matador challenges bull in bullfight. (Cruelty to animals). Crowd; waves white flags. Madrid. Plaza De Toros. Couples get Cokes from; drink vendor stand. City statues. Flamenco dancers perform in; plaza, men clap castanets.; 08:18:45:09 - 08:22:05:14 Color Sound 1959; Middle East / North Africa. Men lead caravan of three camels in; silhouette on horizon - GOOD. VS People listen to storyteller; outdoors, laugh. Caravan travels over bridge. Arab minarets. VS; Casablanca, Morocco. Lamb & bread is served at outdoor meal. Men; wear fez. Couple inside bazaar casbah drink bottles of Coke. VS; mosques. Egypt. Traditional Felucca sailboat traveling up Nile. VS; Sphinx. Tourist family on pyramid. Ancient arches, columns; statues, relics, hieroglyphics in Nile Valley.; 08:22:05:15 - 08:24:19:16 Color Sound 1959; Africa. Victoria Falls (waterfalls). Wild animals. Female lions; gazelle, lions, giraffes, elephants. Lion hunts. Natives perform; primitive art form" - Tribal dancing w/ shields & spears; percussion (marimba). Feathered costumes, animal skins. Buildings; in Johannesburg, South Africa. National Memorial windmill; Capetown. European mansion. White family picnic on beach. White; couple sits on Point of Rocks where Atlantic & Indian Oceans meet.; 08:24:19:17 - 08:27:03:20 Color Sound 1959; India. Taj Majal. People walk on sides of pool. Women sort colorful; silk & satin fabrics. Bride & groom greet guests at their arranged; wedding ceremony. VS New Delhi government buildings. Singapore.; University of Malaya. Students chat & joke on campus. GREAT LA; statues of Balinese gods w/ dramatic music. Thailand. VS Bangkok; temples. Buddhist monks in orange robes walking. Women perform; dances in traditional costume (pointed headdresses & jeweled satin; dresses) on stage. (Architecture); 08:27:23:10 - 08:30:57:07 Color Sound 1959; Asia. Hong Kong (China) Neon lights of city signs at night. People; dining in restaurant. Good CU table laden with food. Family dines; at table w/ chopsticks. Woman wears silk dress. Young girl squints; as she eats sweet & sour dish of food. Junk boats & sampans in; seaport harbor. Japan. Woman in kimono performs dance w/ fan at; outdoor tea ceremony in garden (geishas). Actors dance in; traditional costume & masks on stage in Kabuki play (Noh, drama; theater). EST shot Manila, Philippines. Backyard party - Filipino; guests serve themselves food at buffet table. VS Couples do; traditional Tinkling dance (dancing between bamboo sticks as they; are clapped together.) Hawaii (Polynesia)-- Female dancers in leis; grass" skirts perform the hula at luau party. Line of surfers; stand up on boards, ride wave - dog surfs too (cute animal; tricks!).; 08:30:57:08 - 08:32:04:05 Color Sound 1959; Australia. Sailboats on harbor. Family leaves house for Christmas; in Summer, etc. Sailboats on harbor. Koalas in trees at zoo; kangaroos. WS Bondi Beach, Sydney. Children play in water, wet boy; runs to mother who eats at picnic on beach (note cunningly placed; Coke bottle). Sailboat on water.; 08:32:04:06 - 08:35:56:00 Color Sound 1959; South America. Peru -- Remains of Inca civilization in Andes; mountains. Villagers in traditional dress lead herds of llamas; walk on stone steps. Children play flute, dance outdoors. Argentina; -- Man rides horse, rounding up herds of cattle on ranch. Polo; match. Group of excited young men & women watching the game. EST; shot Buenos Aires. WS traffic on widest street in world. VO; Pioneer countries' hardships. Statue of explorer, wagon & oxen.; Couple drinking Coke while sitting next to cannon on cliff, looking; out over city of Montevideo, Uruguay. Sao Paolo, Brazil. Modern; architecture. Copacabana, beaches in Rio De Janeiro. Dancers; musicians perform for guests on patio during Carnaval. Couple on; balcony look out over city of Rio De Janeiro, harbor. Good HA WS; EST shot.; 08:35:56:01 - 08:39:26:04 Color Sound 1959; Dominican Republic (West Indies, Caribbean, Greater Antilles).; Monuments, bell towers. Tomb of Christopher Columbus in Santo; Domingo. Modern architecture. (Cuba) VS office buildings, palm; trees. Musicians perform traditional song in Spanish for diners on; balcony. (Guitar, maracas, clave). Mayan pyramids (Mexico). Dancers; in colorful feathered traditional costumes perform Aztec dance w/; drums. Buildings w/ ancient art. Mexico City. University of Mexico; campus. Man & woman in swimsuit. Man cliff diving into Pacific; Ocean (Acapulco). Good EST shot Acapulco.; 08:39:26:05 - 08:40:59:14 Color Sound 1959; United States. California -- Golden Gate Bridge. VO - path of; Spanish conquistadors. Waiter serving platter of shrimp cocktail to; people seated at Top of The Mark (Mark Hopkins Hotel) restaurant; with view of San Francisco Bay, downtown, Bay Bridge. Family; driving in convertible car along hilly road overlooking city.; Anaheim, CA -- Old Time train. Tourists walk on Old Western town; street in Disneyland. American Indians dance on float w/ teepee in; Disney parade. Western railroad cars. Colorado State Fair. People; on horseback w/ flags, Rodeo: male rider on bucking horse. Two; female fans in cowboy hats, Western wear. Man gets thrown off; bucking steer.; 08:40:59:15 - 08:42:31:20 Color Sound 1959; The West, camping. People ride on horseback along ridge trail; Grand Canyon, Arizona. Canadian Rocky Mountains. Uniformed Canadian; Mounties (police) ride along river. Fisherman casting line, reeling; in and catching fish in net. Two men cooking fish in skillet over; campfire, drinking Coke. Canoeing on Lake Louise. (Alberta; Canada).; 08:42:31:21 - 08:45:06:23 Color Sound 1959; Americana, hospitality. Boats on harbor in Great Lakes. City; skyline of Chicago, IL. Fountain, St. Louis, MO. VS Family; friends' backyard barbecue- Summer. Man wears chef's hat, apron. CU; hamburgers & hot dogs on charcoal grill. PAN over food on picnic; table. (deviled eggs, vegetable tray, baked beans, bottles of Coke; on ice.) Woman serves food. People on horseback ride past mansion; (Virginia?) Washington D.C. -- White House, HA WS EST shot of; Capitol Building & the Mall. Independence Hall, Philadelphia; Pennsylvania. ZI Statue of Liberty, NYC. Patriotic summation.; Music: "America The Beautiful." End credits.

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