
12 Jan 2002

Sogobi
Named after the Shoshonean word for "Earth", this is the third and final part of Benning's "California Trilogy" and his approach to the Californian wilderness in 35 static scenes.
This FitzPatrick's Traveltalks series short takes the viewer to various sites around California that resemble the geography, architecture, and culture of other places around the globe.

Narrator (voice)

Himself (uncredited)

12 Jan 2002

Named after the Shoshonean word for "Earth", this is the third and final part of Benning's "California Trilogy" and his approach to the Californian wilderness in 35 static scenes.

20 Feb 2018

Palm Springs, a small desert oasis 100 miles East of Los Angeles was Sinatra's true home for 50 years. During his brief yet turbulent marriage to Ava Gardner his Palm Springs home was center stage. For the rest of his life, the Rancho Mirage compound on Frank Sinatra Drive, was the home he called "My Heaven". Palm Springs still feels the ghost of Frank Sinatra.

02 Oct 1965

Contemporary life in Plymouth in the 1960s – plus some history.

01 Jul 1961

The Norfolk Broads tourist film promotes the pleasures of boating.

31 Jul 1948

A visit to Chicago, featuring the city's architecture and well-known landmarks.
04 Mar 1950
This Traveltalk series short visits four villages in the Netherlands.

01 Jan 1935

A Technicolor travelogue of the islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa.

06 Jan 1951

This James A. FitzPatrick's People on Parade series short takes the viewer to Alexandria, Egypt, with emphasis on the modern nature of the city.

24 Apr 1942

We begin at the train station near Montana's Glacier National Park, where Blackfeet Indians meet the arriving tourists. Glacier Park, an off-screen narrator tells us, has the remnants of 60 glaciers, from three ice ages. We visit the lodge, built in Swiss style, where college students dressed in Swiss garb do the serving at the restaurant. We watch Indian dancing and a ceremony. After views of lakes, mountains, and trails in the park, it's north to Canada's Waterton Lakes, a vacation spot for Canadian and U.S. families.
01 Dec 1951
This Traveltalk series short visit to Argentina includes a look at its capital Buenos Aires.

06 Sep 1941

This Traveltalk series entry takes the viewer to a number of locations throughout the state of Florida.

30 Aug 1947

Glimpses of Nova Scotia, from Halifax to Digby. The off-screen narration cites history, tradition, the contributions of Scottish and French immigrants, the strategic importance of Nova Scotia's coast, each village's churches, the stained glass windows at St. John's in Lunenburg, the Acadians' annual apple crop, Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal), a history of wars between France and England, and the tides of the Bay of Fundy.

05 Dec 1942

This Traveltalk series short visits Ontario, the second largest province of Canada. Toronto is the province's largest city, sitting on the shores of Lake Ontario. After the War of 1812, the Rideau Canal was built connecting the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario. The canal figures prominently in the geography and history of the City of Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
13 Feb 1954
This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg. Included are scenes of World War II destruction that lingered at the time.

01 May 1937

This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong.

02 Nov 1935

This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.
12 Nov 1949
This Traveltalks entry looks at the sights, sounds, people, and art masterpieces in the capital of the Netherlands.
25 Oct 1952
This Traveltalk series short visits South Africa, including Cape Town.

11 Dec 1934

This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villages, and fields with walls and fences built of stone without the use of mortar. We then visit Hope Castle in Castleblayney and end our journey in Galway.

18 Mar 1939

This Technicolor portrait of Jakarta was filmed when it was called Batavia and formed part of the Dutch East Indies colonial empire. The film portrays the daily life of citizens and the relaxed atmosphere that prevailed at the time. We see Batavia's Amsterdam Gate, built by the Dutch around 1664, along with the strong influence of Dutch architecture upon other buildings, streets and waterways.