In an interesting and entertaining manner, Lowell Thomas takes the audience through a Mexican fishing ceremony, the manufacturer of billiard balls, the mountains of the west and festive Japan in this reel..
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Is this worth a watch? If you have ten minutes and a strange obsession with how billiard balls were made in the 1930s, sure. Otherwise, it is a piece of historical fluff. People who like vintage travelogues will get a kick out of the grainy footage of Japan, but anyone looking for a narrative will be bored to tears wit...
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"Is this worth a watch? If you have ten minutes and a strange obsession with how billiard balls were made in the 1930s, sure. Otherwise, it is a piece of historical fluff. People who like vintage travelogues will get a kick out of the grainy footage of Japan, but anyone looking for a narrative will be bored to tears within the first two minutes. It feels less like a movie and more like a collection of footage found in a dusty basement. 🎞️ The whole thing is just Lowell Thomas talking over clips..."
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