The beauty of the Pacific Islands south of the Equator

Title card: "In Southern Seas - Pacific Islands of Romance" / title card: "Seventeen degrees below the Equator lies the beautiful Paradise of Tahiti and Moorea, with numerous other coral-reefed islets" / small, brisk waves on water as POV from boat passing shoreline of Pacific island / WS waves with coastline in distance / island men wade as they bring canoes ashore / intertitle: "Life is easy in these remote island gems.... and the scenery is magnificent, from lagoon to verdant mountain top" / group of islanders poses under the shade of several trees / young island women wade in pond with two small white girls / rock structure on island / shaky shot: man dressed in white walks across small bridge, approaches camera; hut-like building and palm trees stand in background / pan across lagoon / intertitle: "Tragedy, too, lurks here... only this hulk remains of a French Cruiser caught on the coral barrier" / VS portion of shipwrecked cruise in ocean / sailboat moves lazily toward shore as canoes move away from it / intertitle: "But, the sunny clime banishes all care in these islands of romance" / men on a canoe at the shore / muscular black man holds cigarette in his mouth as he stands, with arms folded, wearing a garment around his waist / tourists sit on boat with others; man points to something / cutaway boat in reef / island children, some naked, wade toward camera, splash and play in water / Note: exact day not known
Title card: "In Southern Seas - Pacific Islands of Romance" / title card: "Seventeen degrees below the Equator lies the beautiful Paradise of Tahiti and Moorea, with numerous other coral-reefed islets" / small, brisk waves on water as POV from boat passing shoreline of Pacific island / WS waves with coastline in distance / island men wade as they bring canoes ashore / intertitle: "Life is easy in these remote island gems.... and the scenery is magnificent, from lagoon to verdant mountain top" / group of islanders poses under the shade of several trees / young island women wade in pond with two small white girls / rock structure on island / shaky shot: man dressed in white walks across small bridge, approaches camera; hut-like building and palm trees stand in background / pan across lagoon / intertitle: "Tragedy, too, lurks here... only this hulk remains of a French Cruiser caught on the coral barrier" / VS portion of shipwrecked cruise in ocean / sailboat moves lazily toward shore as canoes move away from it / intertitle: "But, the sunny clime banishes all care in these islands of romance" / men on a canoe at the shore / muscular black man holds cigarette in his mouth as he stands, with arms folded, wearing a garment around his waist / tourists sit on boat with others; man points to something / cutaway boat in reef / island children, some naked, wade toward camera, splash and play in water / Note: exact day not known
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Editorial #:
880929848
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
01 February, 1932
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:02:24:05
Location:
French Polynesia
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002758_01_04.mov