“ TRAVEL TALKS / PARIS GLIMPSES ” 1930s PARIS, FRANCE & FRENCH COLONIAL EXPOSITION FILM XD26615

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In this issue of “Travel Talks”, famed travel journalist E. M. Newman sends viewers on a day trip to Paris in July of 1932. Newman’s shorts were released by Warner Brothers and edited at the Vitaphone Studios in New York. Much of his travelogue work was released during the Depression era for viewers trapped at home eager for far away adventures. Here, Newman runs through whimsy open air cafes, greens of the Bois de Boulogne, the races at Longchamp racecourse all the while showcasing French fashion and culture of the early 1930’s. It features a number of pavilions and installations of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931. Expositions such as this were designed to showcase the country’s diverse culture and resources. General Pershing also makes an appearance.

Newman introduces the episode over credits and the Vitaphone logo (:20). The Eiffel tower (:27) opens the travelogue. 1930’s automobiles and French cyclists run through the city (:30). Pedestrians wander down rainy side streets (:37); long rain jackets and bucket hats. French locals and tourist make for the de la Paix (:41). The famed French cafe stands on the Grands Boulevard erected in Napoleon III decor in 1862. French pedestrians jam up small cafe tables; crystal ware and straw hats clutter the view (:47). French locals head for sidewalk shops (:54). Birds flitter about their cages (:57) in an open air market. White mice (1:07) and hard shell turtles (1:09) are sold here too. Book stalls line the river Seine (1:18).  Pedestrians flip through newspapers (1:21). A couple smokes through the park Bois de Boulogne. Another wades out on a small row boat (1:29) onto the Seine. Oars splash on a row boat ride (1:30). Local’s hideaway under trees on the green in wicker chairs (1:36). Elegantly dressed attend the French raceway (1:53); the Longchamp race course opened in 1857. Models of the fashion industry hang cross legged (2:04) in the front row. Dress makers shipped out models in order to advertise new products; shoes hats and scarves (2:21). The open air market follows (2:34); silver shots of crops fresh fruits and veggies (2:44). Curvy beans sit in straw baskets (2:48). A Cheese stall boasts a wide variety (2:55). The Boulevard Montparnasse is highlighted (3:02). Locals travel from the Gran Montparnasse to the Latin Quarter. Cafes line rainy sidewalks (3:15); students and artists sip refreshments (3:17). Close shots move over faces of Russian travelers (3:34). Many Russian immigrants travelled to France following the revolution (3:41). Peasants meet from Britain (3:40). An artist wanders with a suitcase (3:48). Locals mingle at the Luxembourg garden (3:56). The camera view runs over base of the Eiffel tower (4:00) and water jets of a new fountain installation (4:07). Window awnings bend over the Trocadero (4:22). The French Colonial Exposition follows (4:40). Palm leaves blow and tourists flitter about the grounds (4:44). The French flag waves (4:58) atop a monument dedicated to the French Crusades. Tiny trains cart guests (5:05). Patrons bus around (5:11), the camera passes over the pillars of the Colonial Museum (5:16). Algeria Bazaar (5:26). A young boy rides a camel (5:31) through market streets. French and Dutch tourists visit the Netherlands Colonial Exposition building (5:35). A trained elephant plays with its trunk (6:08). A replica of the famed Angkor Wat structure (in Cambodia) is displayed in the French Pavilion  (6:14). Tourists move up the layered stone steps for the main entrance (6:28). Stone faces spit water from a fountain (6:38). Women perform a native dance for tourists (6:44). Costumed male performers put on a more savage dance (7:09). A mechanical robot bobs its head for viewers (7:34). Another reproduced structure (7:47); Mount Vernon, was reproduced by the US government (7:53). French elite smoke pipes (8:05) as they await the arrival of General Pershing (8:09). A decorated Pershing (8:12) arrives. Native Americans parade in feathered headdress (8:21). Luminous night shots of the towers of the replicated Angkor Wat follow (9:09). Arbors formed by water streams collide and climax the water show (9:39). End (10:00). 

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[Music] we are to ramble through the streets and parks of Paris visit different parts of the city and the colonial Exposition the Eiffel Tower is the famous landmark of Paris the most feminine city in the world like a woman it has its moods but no matter what its mood may be it is always beautiful to look upon the Cafe De is a great favorite with Americans and is world [Music] renowned curious are the sidewalk shops where all kinds of living creatures are offered for sale Birds baby chicks quite nice for pets terapen is considered a delicacy delicious eating but expensive along the banks of the river scene are the familiar book stalls the playground of Paris is the bah where the people of the city go to prominade ride in ru boats or to [Music] motter thousands of the inhabitants spend the day under the trees this is the entrance to one of the finest RAC trcks in the city also situated in the BL visitors from all over the world attend the races [Music] every great dress maker sends models they walk up and down in front of the grand stand and display the latest Creations by Paris designers gowns hats and shoes visitors as well as for buyers from the United States and other countries these were the styles of 1931 Paris boasts of having one of the largest markets on the face of the Earth it is called Leal and is filled with all kinds of vegetables and fruit aric or beans radishes onions and garlic a full assortment of cheese the boulevar M Paras is the the gateway to the Latin [Music] quarter on its sidewalks are the well-known cafes where artists students and Bohemians gather to partake of [Music] Refreshments many are Russians who fled their country After the Revolution and and came to Paris to start life a new peasants from Britany an artist out for a walk art students prefer to spend their luncheon hour in the lovely Gardens of the looks embor situated between the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero is the newest addition to the fascinating Fountains of the city they have become a feature of Municipal adornment [Music] the colonial Exposition held in Paris Illustrated the principal Colonial possessions of all lands and was one of the most artistic ever built it broke all records for attendance 33 million people poured through its Gates on the Grand Avenue were the buildings of the various French colonies which are scattered all over the globe miniature trains conveyed visitors around the grounds saving miles of [Music] walking the colonial Museum was the only permanent [Music] building Algerian bazaars brought life and reality to its exibit Holland had a most artistic building representing the colonies of the Netherlands these are Dutch [Applause] visitors Hindustan or India gave one a glimpse of a British colony a trained elephant the anchor watt of Cambodia situated in a French colony was one of the most remarkable reproductions that this world has ever seen a flight of steep steps led to the principal entrance a cono Fountain and nearby is a typical native Village some girls of the cono in a native DS which requires more than mere agility of the feet a Savage and weird religious dance performed by men it is usually seen only in the interior of darkest Africa strange restaurants with every imaginable kind of food were scattered throughout the grounds a mechanical ruo which did everything but [Music] top nearly a [Music] Scot M Vernon Home of George Washington was perfectly reproduced in Paris by the government of the United States these are the dedication ceremonies the crowd in front awaited the arrival of General persing who soon appeared accompanied by a United States [Music] Admiral American Indians from hcll University they furnished the band and music for the dedication ceremony [Music] the illumination at night was a dream of [Music] beauty all the lighting was indirect new and n the anchor walked as seen after [Music] dark prettiest of all were the fountains in the lake where very colored lights were thrown on the falling water this was called the water theater [Music] another of The [Music] Fountains the climax was an arbor formed by streams rising from both sides of the lake forming an arch of water from which drops fell which seemed like millions of Diamonds and Pearls a site that will linger in our memory as we bid farewell to Paris