Expo ’67 (1967)

Montreal, Canada. Several shots of people enjoying themselves at the Expo ’67 fairground; people are seen taking trips on gondoliers with outboard motors; other people ride on a Viking ship; a hovercraft zooms along the lake, passing several pavilions. A lengthy sequence shows a water ski display on the lake with various stunts and jumps seen; one man takes off from the water and hang-glides over the lake. Aerial view of the Expo; several views of the monorail and wind socks. A man sells bouncing balloons in the fairground; people mill about. Various shots show different forms of transport for getting around the site: a miniature train; toddlers ride in low ’7-Up’ prams; a man in a bowler hat (Pathe employee John Rammell) rides in a kind of covered rickshaw ’Pedicab’ as a man in a pith helmet pedals behind him. Several shots show an English Whitbread pub called ’The Bulldog’ on the site; people drink under sunshades; a waitress serves tankards of beer to some people who place a pile of Canadian do
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