Gateway To Adventure (1966)

Colour, mute. 1966 ? Documentary made for Oxo. Sound missing. See also . Some might be shot in Fray Bentos (for it is a real place!) Mostly shots of gauchos in South America - Argentina? Cattle farm - cows being injected. Various shots of men at work on the cattle farm. Nice scenic shots of horses, sunsets, workers dancing at sunset in the open air. It all looks very romantic and lovely. Meet is cooked over an open fire - man slices pieces of meat off. White workers watch the dancers. Workers ride around the farm on horseback. Cows are seen wandering in a field, the gauchos round them up. Cows are herded across country, through a river, to another ranch. One cow is seen lying on the ground. A vet looks at its teeth. Calves are herded. Our white farmer is seen at a scenic waterfall. He takes a photograph - presumably his day off. He goes to visit a native tribe. We see them engaged in traditional crafts and dancing. Various shots of their traditional dance. Men at
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