News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

410

Date Released

5 Nov 1962

Date recorded

4 Oct 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

784

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Canary Islands

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Pathe Pictorial’s Magic Carpet transports you to an island of perpetual springtime. An island of music and sunshine, where schools are in the open air and the main lesson is learning to embroider dance dresses. We stray in the cool shade of the banana leaves fringing the sea, which grow to tree-height in a single season. We cut a great branch of these bananas - Canary Island bananas - and take them off with us through the bustle of Las Palmas airport. Now we get the full flavour of Canary Island contrasts. Jet airliners, and oxen pulling primitive wooden ploughs. The savage coastline. The civilised beaches. We mingle with the fisher-folk, and the people who live in caves in the volcanic rocks of this romantic holiday island. We linger over vistas of sheer loveliness before we are drawn by the compelling rhythm of young islanders who have abandoned themselves to the dance.

Keywords

Scenery and travel

Locations

Spain; Canary Islands

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Brian Cobby

Length of story (in feet)

750

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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