James A. FitzPatrick
From Wikipedia James Anthony FitzPatrick (February 26, 1894 – June 12, 1980) was an American producer, director, writer, and narrator, known from the early 1930s as "The Voice of the Globe" from his Fitzpatrick's Traveltalks.
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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Serene Siam
as Narrator (voice)This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the...
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St. Helena and Its 'Man of Destiny'
as Narrator (voice)The remote island of St. Helena, a British possession located in the south Atlantic, is perhaps...
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Rural Sweden
as Narrator (voice)This short film takes the viewer to several towns and historical sites of rural Sweden.
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Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers
as Narrator (voice)This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short visits the cities of Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakesh in...
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Java Journey
as Narrator (voice)This Technicolor portrait of Jakarta was filmed when it was called Batavia and formed part of...
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Rural Hungary
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits the rural agricultural areas of Hungary.
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Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Los Angeles, California. In one of the highlights of the...
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Imperial Delhi
as uncreditedThis MGM short, part of James A. Fitzpatrick's Traveltalk series, takes the viewer to the...
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Copenhagen
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Copenhagen.
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Quaint Quebec
as uncreditedThis Traveltalk series entry highlights the architecture, monuments, and tourist sites of...
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Beautiful Bali
as uncreditedA look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million...
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Beautiful Budapest
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Hungary's capital, Budapest.
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Springtime in the Netherlands
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short concentrates on Holland's historical relationship with its main industry:...
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Cherry Blossom Time in Japan
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)In this Traveltalk short, the symbolic role of cherry blossoms in Japanese culture is explored...
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Rural Mexico
as Narrator (voice)A Traveltalks visit to some small towns in Mexico. In Mazatlán, away from the tourist spots, we...
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Oriental Paradise
as Narrator (voice)This TravelTalk entry brings us glimpses of flower arranging, a temple deer park, and Mount Fuji.
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Colorful Curacao
as uncreditedThis short film focuses on the sights and sounds of the island of Curacao
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Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.
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Glimpses of Florida
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series entry takes the viewer to a number of locations throughout the state of...
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Holland in Tulip Time
as Narrator (voice)This FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits Holland in springtime, going first to the...
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Night Descends on Treasure Island
as uncreditedA travelogue celebrating the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and highlighting its exhibition of...
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Yellowstone Park: 'Nature's Playground'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short showcases the natural wonders in one of the USA's most famous...
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Colorful Bombay
as Narrator (voice)This travelogue begins with an appreciation of Bombay as a port city. Beyond the port and Taj...
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Valiant Venezuela
as uncreditedVenezuela was one of the first countries in South America to break away from its Spanish...
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Charming Ceylon
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British...
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Japan in Cherry Blossom Time
as Narrator (voice)A springtime Traveltalk visit to Japan.
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Picturesque Udaipur
as uncreditedA visit to one of India's oldest cities.
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Land of Alaska Nellie
as Narrator (voice)In this Traveltalk series short, we view the Inside Passage to Alaska, the longest protected...
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Egypt Speaks
as Narrator (voice)This James A. FitzPatrick's People on Parade series short takes the viewer to Alexandria, Egypt,...
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Modern Tokyo
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short looks at pre-World War II Tokyo, highlighting the influences of...
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Glacier Park and Waterton Lakes
as Narrator (voice)We begin at the train station near Montana's Glacier National Park, where Blackfeet Indians meet...
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From Liverpool to Stratford
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits several points of interest in England, including the port of...
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Rainbow Canyons
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits The Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon.
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Glimpses of Peru
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city.
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Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Alaska, focusing on the cities of Sitka and Juneau.
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India on Parade
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalks visit to India starts in Baroda. We see how the maharajah of Baroda lives in...
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Singapore and Jahore
as Narrator (voice)A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when...
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Floral Japan
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk visit to Japan starts with a look at the country's cherry blossom trees, tulips,...
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Ancient Egypt
as uncreditedThis entry in the TravelTalks series visits the ancient Egypt. starting Valley of the Kings in a...
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Paris on Parade
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalks short showcases the Paris International Exposition of 1937. It features a tour...
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Sydney: 'Pride of Australia'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Sydney, Australia and its harbour.
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Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'
as Narrator (voice)James A. FitzPatrick takes a tour of the Fiji Islands. The short depicts the different types of...
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Yosemite the Magnificent
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short celebrates the beauty of Yosemite National Park. Besides the...
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Quaint St. Augustine
as uncreditedThis Traveltalks short emphasizes the Spanish heritage and the oldest permanent settlement in...
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Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong.
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Mediterranean Ports of Call
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short visits the ports of Algiers and Monaco in the Mediterranean.
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Zion: Canyon of Colour
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Zion National Park, Utah. Amongst the sights, we view the...
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Chile, Land of Charm
as Narrator (voice)This documentary short features Chile's history, culture, and customs.
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Natural Wonders of Washington State
as uncreditedAmongst the sights in this TravelTalk visit to Washington State, we see Snoquality Falls, Mount...
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Switzerland the Beautiful
as Narrator (voice)In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian...
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A Day in Venice
as uncreditedA Traveltalk visit to the city of canals.
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Dutch Guiana: 'Land of the Djuka'
as uncreditedThis Traveltalk entry visits a Djuka tribal village in Dutch Guiana, which would later be called...
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Czechoslovakia on Parade
as Narrator (voice)This FitzPatrick Traveltalk series short looks at Czechoslovakia before World War II, including...
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Jaipur: 'The Pink City'
as uncreditedA FitzPatrick Traveltalk where we visit 'The Pink City' of Jaipur.
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Cavalcade of San Francisco
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.
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Rio de Janeiro 'City of Splendour'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalks short showcases the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, emphasizing its...
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Picturesque New Zealand
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visit to New Zealand starts in Auckland, a bustling, modern city....
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The Capital City: Washington, D.C.
as Narrator (voice)A Traveltalk look at the exteriors of Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.
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Papua and Kalabahai, Weird Haunts of Strange People
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Papua and Kalabahai.
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Rocky Mountain Grandeur
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado.
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Old New Orleans
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short looks at several landmarks and neighborhoods in New Orleans,...
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Modern New Orleans
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk look at New Orleans starts at the recently modernized port and harbor...
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Picturesque South Africa
as Narrator (voice)South Africa has a long history of colonialism by among others the Portuguese, French, Dutch and...
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Cairo 'City of Contrast'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Cairo's landmarks, people, and culture.
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Zeeland: 'The Hidden Paradise'
as uncreditedThis Traveltalk visits Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands. Traditional costumes and...
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A Day on Treasure Island
as uncreditedThis Traveltalks entry visits the Golden Gate International Exposition. Sponsored by 11 western...
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Tibet, Land of Isolation
as uncreditedJames A. FitzPatrick tour of Tibet in the 1930s.
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Glimpses of Australia
as uncreditedWith James A. Fitzpatrick, we visit Sydney's Bondi Beach, the Blue Hills and onto Melbourne.
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Glimpses of New Brunswick
as uncreditedJames A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series takes a look at the lives and customs in New Brunswick.
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Norway: Land of the Midnight Sun
as uncreditedA Traveltalk visit to Norway's fjords and the Lapplanders in the northern latitudes.
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Red Men on Parade
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits a large intertribal meeting of American Indians from all...
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Glimpses of Washington State
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short begins in the Wenatchee River valley, where apples are the chief...
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Land of the Incas
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalks series entry visits three sites important to the Inca Empire in Peru.
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The Inside Passage
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short looks at what was then the Alaska Territory, which according to the...
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Old New Mexico
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short takes viewers on a tour of old New Mexico. Starting in Santa Fe,...
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Glimpses of Java and Ceylon
as Narrator (voice)A visit to the island of Java when it was part of the Dutch East Indies, and Sri Lanka when it...
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Colorful Ports of Call
as uncreditedThis Traveltalk short visits three African locations on the Indian Ocean that used to be...
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Colorful Guatemala
as Narrator (voice)James A. FitzPatrick takes a look at colorful Guatemala.
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Glimpses of Guatemala
as Narrator (voice)We begin this short visit to Guatemala at the port town of Livingstone, then journey up the Rio...
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Sacred City of the Mayan Indians
as uncreditedA visit to Chichicastenango, Guatemala, where Mayan civilization flourished.
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Cruising in the South Seas
as uncreditedJames A. FitzPatrick tour through the South Sea islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, Rarotonga, and...
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Natural Wonders of the West
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk entry looks at some natural wonders of the western United States, including the...
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Historic Mexico City
as uncreditedMexico City, the capital of the Republic of Mexico, has perhaps the most colorful history of any...
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Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle...
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Madeira: 'Isle of Romance'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short takes the viewer to Madeira Island, the largest of the group of Madeira...
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Victoria and Vancouver: Gateways to Canada
as uncreditedA visit to the capital of British Columbia and to its largest city.
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Calling on Colombia
as uncreditedDocumentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of...
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Colorful Islands: Madagascar and Seychelles
as uncreditedA Technicolor travelogue of the islands in the Indian Ocean east of Africa.
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Glimpses of Austria
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk short takes us to Vienna, the largest city in Austria. We visit the Schönbrunn...
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Glimpses of Kentucky
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk series short visit to Kentucky starts with a view of the Cumberland River, which...
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Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small...
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Stockholm: Pride of Sweden
as Narrator (voice)This episode of Traveltalks goes to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The focus is on several...
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Citadels of the Mediterranean
as uncreditedVisits to Gibraltar, Alhambra and Athens in the 1930s. Gibraltar, pan across harbor, naval...
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Egypt, Kingdom of the Nile
as uncreditedJames A. FitzPatrick tour of Egypt in 1934 for his Traveltalks series.
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Glimpses of Erin
as uncreditedIreland was still reliant on agriculture when this Traveltalk visit was made in the early 1930s....
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Glimpses of Mexico
as uncreditedAnother entry in MGM's TravelTalks series with James A. FitzPatrick. This time we visit Mexico,...
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Old Natchez on the Mississippi
as Narrator (voice)This Traveltalks short focuses on the city's preservation of the architecture, apparel, and...
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Land of the Maharajahs
as Narrator (voice)This travel film takes the viewer to the northern part of Rajasthan. After a quick day tour in...
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Fiji and Samoa: The Cannibal Isles
as uncreditedAnother FitzPatrick TravelTalk, taking us to the titular islands.
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George Town: 'Pride of Penang'
as Narrator (voice)Also known as Prince of Wales Island, Penang is a British colony located off the west coast of...
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Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise
as Narrator (voice)This short film focuses on the majestic towns and landscapes of the Canadian Rockies.
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VistaVision Visits Spain
as NarratorThis short travelogue, visiting Spain, was shot in VistaVision.
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Gateway to India: Bombay
as Self - Narrator (voice)This early entry in James A. Fitzpatrick's TravelTalks series takes us to Bombay, which we're...
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