The Birds and the Beasts Were There
Visits to three animal parks in Miami, Florida: the Rare Bird Farm, with it's many chickens, cranes, and other birds; the Monkey Jungle, where the visitors are caged and the simian inhabitants roam freely; and finally the Parrot Jungle.
André de la Varre
Director
Roger Q. Denny
Writer
Casts & Crew
Knox Manning
Narrator (Voice)
Also Directed by André de la Varre
A tour in the spring of 1933 aboard the S.S. Columbus.
Oscar nominated short film from 1956
A Tour of Manila, Philippines in the 1930s
A tour of Tunis, Algiers and Rabat in the 1930s.
Documentary from 1937 filmed in the small Indonesian West Java town of Malabar. Follows the entire process of tea manufacturing from being grown and harvested in the fields, ground and processed in the factory, and eventually shipped out to countries around the world. Excellent footage of Indonesian men and women working in fields and factories, being paid meager wages by Caucasian superiors, and the inner-workings of a factory. Great shot of an ocean liner passenger sitting in a deckchair relaxing over a cup of tea.
Tour of the French Riviera.
Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1952 that highlights key travel destinations throughout France, Italy, Spain, Austria and France.
Travelogue from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Includes footage of castles and churches, village street scene, and small town market places. Footage of the resort towns of Trouville and Deauville with people relaxing on the beach and at the racetrack. Great shot of an exercise class on the beach.
A tour of Hong Kong in the 1930s.
Travelogue from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Extensive footage of the port town of Le Havre (which would be heavily bombed during WWII) with ocean liners arriving to the port, vistas of the city, and 1930s old European street scenes. Resort towns such as Etretat, with village street scenes, people relaxing on the beach, and vistas of naturally carved cliffs.
