Glimpses of Peru (1937)
James A. FitzPatrick: Self - Narrator
Quotes
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James A. FitzPatrick : Incidentally, Lima is one of the few places in the world where a motion picture exhibitor thinks enough of a short subject to advertise it with his feature, and we were quite thrilled at seeing one of our TravelTalks sharing honors on the same marquee with William Powell and Myrna Loy.
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James A. FitzPatrick : [on Anna Bates] But her chief interest lies with the Native Indian girls, to whom she has brought a culture and refinement that will always be a reflection of herself, and a credit to her memory.
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[last lines]
James A. FitzPatrick : After gazing upon such divine grandeur, it is easy to understand why the early inhabitants on the shores of Lake Titicaca were sun worshippers, and this is the thought that remains with us as we reluctantly conclude our glimpses of Peru.
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[first lines]
James A. FitzPatrick : Lima is the surprise city of South America, for most visitors who gaze upon it for the first time do not expect to find a modern and up-to-date metropolis such as we see here. Lima is also the capital of a vast country, richly endowed with natural resources, including sugar, cotton, petroleum, copper, silver, and numerous commodities of worldwide importance.
