Traveltalks starts this episode in Santa Fe, the oldest State capitol in America. It's not a big city. It's a dusty small town. They visit an archaeological dig and it's fascinating to see them first digging out these old discoveries. It's never not fascinating to see these places. There is Pueblo Taos which is still occupied by local native Indians. It looks like a staged community but it is still fascinating. The whole place looks like a backdrop for a spaghetti western. Like always with Traveltalks, some of James A. FitzPatrick's narrations are problematic. Otherwise, this is a nice fascinating episode.
3 Reviews
Mostly Indians
boblipton2 September 2023
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the far-ranging Technicolor cameras two states east to shoot sights in New Mexico under the control of DP Robert Carney. Meanwhile, back in the sound booth in Culver City, Fitzpatrick rhapsodizes over the age of the state capital, ruins of old Indian towns that vanished a thousand years ago, the current village of Taos, and similar sights that might draw tourists.
Fitzpatrick continues to be astonished by workday facts of the Indians, and he spends much of the film concentrating on them. Fortunately, he states these facts, rather than shouting them.
The copy of this short that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in excellent condition. Because so much of it is set in the desert, there are lots of shorts of the startlingly blue sky and the rust-red land.
Fitzpatrick continues to be astonished by workday facts of the Indians, and he spends much of the film concentrating on them. Fortunately, he states these facts, rather than shouting them.
The copy of this short that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in excellent condition. Because so much of it is set in the desert, there are lots of shorts of the startlingly blue sky and the rust-red land.
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott13 May 2009
Old New Mexico (1940)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another entry in James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series, this one taking a trip to New Mexico where we start off in Santa Fe, the oldest capital in the U.S.. We learn how Indians were pretty much the founders of the land and see various other sites including famous churches, various ruins and prehistoric cities. As is to be expected, we get a lot of nice visuals in this episode, which once again features terrific sites via the Technicolor. This episode also features a lot of time talking about how the state is still populated by Indians (7% according to FitzPatrick) and how they are now adapting to today's times. We also get some interesting stories about their past and how they helped shape the state. Considering how many Westerns were showing Indians, all of this talk comes off rather refreshing.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Another entry in James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series, this one taking a trip to New Mexico where we start off in Santa Fe, the oldest capital in the U.S.. We learn how Indians were pretty much the founders of the land and see various other sites including famous churches, various ruins and prehistoric cities. As is to be expected, we get a lot of nice visuals in this episode, which once again features terrific sites via the Technicolor. This episode also features a lot of time talking about how the state is still populated by Indians (7% according to FitzPatrick) and how they are now adapting to today's times. We also get some interesting stories about their past and how they helped shape the state. Considering how many Westerns were showing Indians, all of this talk comes off rather refreshing.
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