Film Record: Parks of Paradise

Still from Parks of Paradise in Movie Makers, Dec. 1943, 457.

Date produced: 1943

Filmmaker(s):

Norris Smitley

Languages:

English

Length:

1700 ft

Format:

format unknown

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1943 - Honorable Mention General Class

Description:

"Parks of Paradise was originally intended as a 2000 foot pictorial travelog that would cover every national park and monument in the United States, but travel conditions enforced a limitation, so Norris Smitley has confined the scope to include only the national parks of the Southwest, permitting a more detailed presentation of the material used. Many unusual scenes of popular subjects are shown in the picture, which is further distinguished by beautiful color and meticulous cinematography." Movie Makers, Dec. 1943, 478.

Locations:

• Southwest United States (Filming)

Subjects:

• National parks and reserves
• Nature
•      Geography
• North America
•      United States
•           Southwestern States

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

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