TravelTalks takes us on a trip on the Pacific International Highway which is planned to be 400 miles in length winding its way up the west coast of North America. It's a road trip. It's a list of towns and buildings and ending in picturesque Acapulco. The high diving is impressive. I can see people being intrigued with that tourist vacation spot after the war.
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The Pacific International Highway
boblipton6 May 2020
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras to Mexico to shoot scenes along the Pacific International Highway. According to Fitzpatrick's confused narration, in 1943 this ran from Mexico City to Guadelajara, but someday, it was hoped it would extend to the remotest towns. In the meantime, here are some pretty pictures to look at.
There are lots of pictures of the shore, churches and hotels. Some of the pictures of the churches look as if they are taken off post cards, moving the camera slightly. Elsewhere, there's some sign of life, especially with the restless waters.
There are lots of pictures of the shore, churches and hotels. Some of the pictures of the churches look as if they are taken off post cards, moving the camera slightly. Elsewhere, there's some sign of life, especially with the restless waters.
Apparently entire nations were give "4F" Draft Deferments . . .
oscaralbert15 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
. . . from participating in the most dire conflagration this planet has ever known. Released in the middle of World War Two, the bloviating bozo who styles himself as "The Voice of the Globe" refers to "generals" while he's MOTORING IN MEXICO--but they're from the Napoleonic Era! When this bloated buffoon prattles about volcanic sulfur deposits suitable for transformation into vital war supplies such as gunpowder, he again alludes solely to ancient conflicts. Though America's Northern neighbor is contributing the Royal Canadian Air Force to the Allied War Effort, the Mexicans to the South seem to be preserving their own anachronistic "Royal" highways as "Duty Free" zones for loafers unwilling to contribute toward the Fight for Democracy and Freedom. Some of these southerly miscreants shirking their fair share of buzz bombs, torpedoes, land mines, razor wire, bayonets and grenades are pictured during MOTORING IN MEXICO cavorting on and off the cliffs of the Acapulco Beach Resort. (Apparently it's more admiral to dive the ocean waves in swimsuits than to dive bomb the Axis of Evil's aircraft carriers at MIDWAY!) Mexico, of course, has become a lawless pocket of chaotic crime since WWII. Its Fate is reminiscent of that suffered by the unicorns, after they boasted to Noah about "sitting out" the Great Flood!
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott6 June 2010
Motoring in Mexico (1943)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Pleasant TravelTalks entry has James A. FitzPatrick traveling through Mexico where he starts his journey on the newly developed Pacific International Highway, which was built so that more rural areas could reach bigger cities. We also get a special note of how Mexico is trying to build more roadways so that their people can experience life in other parts of the country. Also on hand are the snow-topped Popocatepetl volcano as well as many beaches, which will certainly make you want to take off and head there. We also see some young divers jumping off mammoth cliffs that only the bravest would attempt. If you're familiar with the series then you know what to expect. We get some interesting stories, nice visuals and of course that beautiful Technicolor. The movie remains entertaining through its short 8-minutes and is a pleasant way to kill some time.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Pleasant TravelTalks entry has James A. FitzPatrick traveling through Mexico where he starts his journey on the newly developed Pacific International Highway, which was built so that more rural areas could reach bigger cities. We also get a special note of how Mexico is trying to build more roadways so that their people can experience life in other parts of the country. Also on hand are the snow-topped Popocatepetl volcano as well as many beaches, which will certainly make you want to take off and head there. We also see some young divers jumping off mammoth cliffs that only the bravest would attempt. If you're familiar with the series then you know what to expect. We get some interesting stories, nice visuals and of course that beautiful Technicolor. The movie remains entertaining through its short 8-minutes and is a pleasant way to kill some time.
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