PLEASURE ISLAND

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 451224).

Synopsis

INTEREST. Travelogue and promotional film for the island of Bermuda.

Main title and credits (37). LS `Queen of Bermuda' liner leaving harbour of New York (New York skyline not seen) (53). Closer view of the liner as it sails past (77). Passengers on the sun deck, playing and sunbathing (131). Gibb's Hill lighthouse (141). Pan from the lightouse of the island (194). The `Queen of Bermuda' docking in Hamilton harbour (202). Travelling shot from the liner as it docks (262). Pan right of Hamilton (298). HAS of streets (310); and over docks with the liner visible (319). Flying boat over Bermuda (326). Aerial views of Bermuda (411). Flying boat comes in to land at Hamilton Harbour (451). Street scenes in Hamilton showing bicycles, policeman and horse-drawn carriages (545). Marsh Folly Cut - a large cutting though a coral sandstone area (577). A church with spire (587). A school, children leave on bicycles (632). Hotel gardens (649); hotel entrance (673); hotel seen from the sea (686). Gardens (772). The Aquarium seen from the road (784). Penguins in a pool (800). A woman with rudimentary diving equipment dives off the coast (865). Cutting coral sandstone into bricks; building a house with them; whitewashing the roof which is used to collect rainwater (940). Sign for the town of `St. George' founded 1609 (946). The harbour and docks; street scenes, King's Square, One Gun Alley, further street scenes (1038). St. Peter's Church built 1612 (1048). A bay (1062). Boat and swimmers in the bay (1072). Sailing in Mangrove Bay (1175). A beach (1185). HAS of swimming pool (1217). Tennis party (1244). Golfing (1301). British regiment marching band (1352). The Governor of Bermuda in full dress uniform and his wife enter a carriage (1367). MS of the pair (1377). The carriage drives off (1387). The `Queen of Bermuda' leaving Hamilton (1398). Couple on deck of ship, wake of ship and Bermuda in the background (1404). Travelling shot of Hamilton(1432). Couple on ship (1442). The End (1450ft).

Note: The Governor is either General Sir Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard (1936-1939) or Major-General Denis John Charles Kirwan Bernard (1939-1941). Since Bernard seems to have been unmarried then the Governor featured is more likely to be Hildyard.

 

Titles

  • PLEASURE ISLAND
 

Technical Data

Year:
1939
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Colour (Cinecolor)
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
1450 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Bermuda
Producer
Bermuda Government
Producer
BLAKE, Ben K.
Script
JACOBY, I.A.
Aerial Photographer
Royal Air Force
narrator
CROSS, Milton J.
Photography
ZUCKER, Frank
 

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