Traveltalks visits the sites of the Inca Empire. There is a reenactment of Inca history in Chiclín. They visit the city of Cuzco and the nearby fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Of course, one must finish with a visit to Machu Picchu. The river looks downright scary. Machu Picchu is as impressive as ever. It's a little overgrown before modern restoration. This is a little dated, but it's a great example of old travelogues. The subject is wonderfully exotic. The only drawback is that most of the places still exist and this does not really add much to our understanding. Nevertheless, this must have been entrancing back in the day.
3 Reviews
Peru
boblipton20 May 2023
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras down to Peru under the supervision of Winton Hoch. There are lots of pictures of recreations of Incan ceremonies, llamas, and survival of Incan constructions like Macchu Pichu. Then Fitzgerald orates about how the Incans built huge stone structures without modern tools.
Although he prefers to use a long word when a short one would do as well, Fitzgerald's narration is relatively restrained here. He does not sound like he is shouting at deaf people, as he does in so many of his travelogues in that decade.
The copy of this TRAVELTALK that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape, although the colors tend towards brown.
Although he prefers to use a long word when a short one would do as well, Fitzgerald's narration is relatively restrained here. He does not sound like he is shouting at deaf people, as he does in so many of his travelogues in that decade.
The copy of this TRAVELTALK that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape, although the colors tend towards brown.
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott30 September 2012
Land of the Incas (1937)
*** (out of 4)
Better than average entry in James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series takes us to Peru where we learn about the Inca people. We learn that their origins are unknown but we hear what many believe to be how the group came to be. From here we see some of their wonderful structures that are still standing as well as visit Machu Picchu, which is a deserted city on a mountain ridge. We also learn how the people worshiped the sun and how Peru was originally divided. Finally, we get a nice history of the llama and learn how it knows the exact amount of pounds it can carry. LAND OF THE INCAS is obviously going to mainly appeal to fans of the series but I think if you're not a fan you'll still end up enjoying this one. We're given some terrific things to look at and as FitzPatrick said, how they were able to create some of this stuff without tool is just amazing. The Technicolor certainly helps bring some of this to life and there's no question that FitzPatrick has plenty of nice stories to tell.
*** (out of 4)
Better than average entry in James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series takes us to Peru where we learn about the Inca people. We learn that their origins are unknown but we hear what many believe to be how the group came to be. From here we see some of their wonderful structures that are still standing as well as visit Machu Picchu, which is a deserted city on a mountain ridge. We also learn how the people worshiped the sun and how Peru was originally divided. Finally, we get a nice history of the llama and learn how it knows the exact amount of pounds it can carry. LAND OF THE INCAS is obviously going to mainly appeal to fans of the series but I think if you're not a fan you'll still end up enjoying this one. We're given some terrific things to look at and as FitzPatrick said, how they were able to create some of this stuff without tool is just amazing. The Technicolor certainly helps bring some of this to life and there's no question that FitzPatrick has plenty of nice stories to tell.
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