{"product_id":"weird-wide-world-volume-4-rare-short-subjects-from-around-the-globe","title":"Weird Wide World, Volume 4: Rare Short Subjects From Around the Globe","description":"\u003cb\u003eCAMERA THRILLS IN WILDEST AFRICA (1938):\u003c\/b\u003e The husband-and-wife team of Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt traveled to the Belgian Congo, \"the very heart of Africa's jungles\", to make this short for Castle Films' \u003ci\u003eThe Sport Parade\u003c\/i\u003e series. Gene Castle believed the word \"thrills\" was a lucky charm, and made sure it was in the title of many of the company's forthcoming releases (i.e., \u003ci\u003eFishing Thrills\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArctic Thrills\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSea-Going Thrills\u003c\/i\u003e, etc.)\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOLD SPAIN (1942):\u003c\/b\u003e A picturesque portrait of the parts of Spain \"undisturbed by war.\" \"The world can be forgotten here,\" says our narrator, \"and therein lies the charm and romance of Old Spain.\" Part of Castle Films' \u003ci\u003eThe World Parade\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eOld Spain\u003c\/i\u003e was only available to customers for one year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEXOTIC BALI (1955):\u003c\/b\u003e Another popular Castle Films release, \u003ci\u003eExotic Bali\u003c\/i\u003e shows the indigenous people of Bali engaging in \"a fantastic pantomime\" to appease their god Hanuman, the Monkey King. The narrator never passes up an opportunity to discuss the \"beautiful, firm bodies\" of the Balinese women, who \"are always busy\" (and always topless, it seems!)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCAMERA IN THAILAND -- PEOPLE OF THE WATERS (1962):\u003c\/b\u003e Mel London was a celebrated filmmaker (and cookbook author) best known for his Oscar-nominated short \u003ci\u003eTo Live Again\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). Here he takes his camera to the floating markets of Thailand to show off Eastman Kodak's dynamic range of color film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNATURAL RESOURCES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA (1967):\u003c\/b\u003e Globe-trotting cinematographer Wayne Mitchell made this short about the importance of Southeast Asia to the world's economy during the height of the Vietnam War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e BONUS: \u003cb\u003eEXPEDITION! \"The Sacred Well of Sacrifice\" (1961):\u003c\/b\u003e For two seasons on ABC, the documentary series \u003ci\u003eExpedition!\u003c\/i\u003e  took viewers to remote areas of the world. This episode, \"The Sacred Well of Sacrifice\", documented the then ongoing exploration of the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Chichen-ltza on the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico. It is narrated by Paul Frees, the beloved voice-over artist known for, among other things, Walt Disney's Ludwig Von Drake and \u003ci\u003eRocky and Bullwinkle\u003c\/i\u003e's Boris Badenov, as well as his small roles in the sci-fi classics \u003ci\u003eThe Thing From Another World\u003c\/i\u003e (1951) and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1953).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802771710102,"sku":"089218809193","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218809193.jpg?v=1762203280","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/weird-wide-world-volume-4-rare-short-subjects-from-around-the-globe","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}