“TROPICAL TREASURE” 1946 CHASE AND SANBORN COFFEE PRODUCTION & ROASTING PROMO FILM 87034

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Released in 1946, this film is a promotional for Chase and Sanborn Coffee which is an American coffee brand established in 1862 in Boston Massachusetts. It shows the process they undertake for choosing coffee beans as well as acquiring the right flavor from the beans. It is presented by the Fleischmann Division (:11), narrated by Hugh James and was produced by B. K. Blake Inc (:27). The film opens by pointing to the more than 50 countries in the tropical zone which grow coffee beans (:37). Footage of natives picking the beans from arabica trees follows (1:32) and these beans will be delivered to the markets of the world. Beginning their journey, the coffee beans are transported by oxen and mules to ships which may carry them as far as thousands of miles away to their destinations (2:00). The Chase and Sanborn roasting plant (2:27) i