Here is another Technicolor "Ports of Call" entry, Mediterranean PORTS OF CALL ('41), that is not listed under James A. FitzPatrick's credits but was shown today on TCM, not to be confused with "Colorful Ports of Call" from 1934.
It's a Technicolor short, a 9-minute documentary that concentrates on Algiers and Monaco.
The Algiers segment deals mainly with the Casbah (no Charles Boyer in sight), the busy market populated with people from France, Africa and Arabia. Shown is a beautiful war monument celebrating Algeria's part in World War II under French auspices and mention of the French Foreign Legion is made.
Then we switch to the picturesque port of call of Monaco, a principality under France and the palace of the Prince of Monaco that looms over the waterfront even at a distance. A short discussion of Monaco's policies (no income tax) and its economy partially subsidized by France as views of Monaco's port are shown, gleaming in the sunlight. A high cliff overlooking the sea was named Suicide Rock for all those who jumped from it in the past.
The short ends with a shot of Monaco's quaint looking harbor as the suns goes down. Nice entry in the "ports of call" department.
It's a Technicolor short, a 9-minute documentary that concentrates on Algiers and Monaco.
The Algiers segment deals mainly with the Casbah (no Charles Boyer in sight), the busy market populated with people from France, Africa and Arabia. Shown is a beautiful war monument celebrating Algeria's part in World War II under French auspices and mention of the French Foreign Legion is made.
Then we switch to the picturesque port of call of Monaco, a principality under France and the palace of the Prince of Monaco that looms over the waterfront even at a distance. A short discussion of Monaco's policies (no income tax) and its economy partially subsidized by France as views of Monaco's port are shown, gleaming in the sunlight. A high cliff overlooking the sea was named Suicide Rock for all those who jumped from it in the past.
The short ends with a shot of Monaco's quaint looking harbor as the suns goes down. Nice entry in the "ports of call" department.