Starting in Turkey, Lowell Thomas journeys on to Mount Hood in America and then to Bermuda. His remarks are by far the most interesting part of this short which includes ground already covered by many a travelogue.
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If you have ten minutes to kill and want to feel like you’re sitting in a dusty theater in 1930, this is the one. Lowell Thomas has this booming, confident voice that makes even a shot of a Turkish marketplace sound like a life-or-death mission. Is it a masterpiece? No. But it’s definitely not as dry as Good as Gold or...
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"If you have ten minutes to kill and want to feel like you’re sitting in a dusty theater in 1930, this is the one. Lowell Thomas has this booming, confident voice that makes even a shot of a Turkish marketplace sound like a life-or-death mission. Is it a masterpiece? No. But it’s definitely not as dry as Good as Gold or as weird as some of the experimental stuff from that era like Studie Nr. 2. It’s just... footage of places people used to visit. The transition from Turkey to Mount Hood is the re..."
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