Yolande Presents Silken Snares From The Island Of Enchantment (1930-1939)

Advertising film for “Yolande“. Travelogue style promotional film. Produced under the Personal Direction of Joseph Lande and Herbert L. Miskend. Recorded by . Photophone System. Intertitle reads: “Eight hundred miles southeast of Florida, bathed by the limpid waters of the Caribbean Sea lies our Island Paradise - Porto (sic) Rico“. Puerto Rico. American narration. Beautiful beaches with palm trees. Sunset. History of the discovery of the island by Columbus. Aguadia. San Juan. Port of El Moro. Street scenes. Traffic policeman. New Capitol building in San Juan. Children running in the streets and sitting around a long table. A teacher puts plates on the table. The children walk down the school steps in a very orderly fashion. Roosevelt Jnr. has called Puerto Rico: “The Switzerland of America“. Views of mountains. Crops are discussed. Sugar cane cultivation. Men work in the fields. Sugar cane is transported by primitive carts pulled by cows. Coffee is picked by a woman and a chi