Golden Equator, The (1956)
*** (out of 4)
Twenty-minute short shows the various ways that Ecuador is trying to build surroundings for the future. We see how their most valuable crop (bananas) are being traded so that they can get machinery to create roads, railways and help with exports like straw hats. This is a pretty good short from RKO that will remind many people of a TravelTalks episode, although this here is in black and white. The cinematography is actually quite good here as is the narration. One big difference between this and a TravelTalks entry is that this film really does try to tell a story. We learn about the countries troubles but get to see their plans for fixing them in the future. Seeing how much hard work was needed was especially interesting and you can see this just by the sequences where the men are building a new railroad.
*** (out of 4)
Twenty-minute short shows the various ways that Ecuador is trying to build surroundings for the future. We see how their most valuable crop (bananas) are being traded so that they can get machinery to create roads, railways and help with exports like straw hats. This is a pretty good short from RKO that will remind many people of a TravelTalks episode, although this here is in black and white. The cinematography is actually quite good here as is the narration. One big difference between this and a TravelTalks entry is that this film really does try to tell a story. We learn about the countries troubles but get to see their plans for fixing them in the future. Seeing how much hard work was needed was especially interesting and you can see this just by the sequences where the men are building a new railroad.