“ WINGS TO CUBA AND THE CARIBBEAN ” 1948 PAN-AM KODACHROME TRAVELOGUE PUERTO RICO JAMAICA XD31352

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This Kodachrome color sponsored film produced by Irving Harley Productions for Pan American World Airways’ “Wings to…” series employs the animated cartoon character of “Clip, the spirit of travel” to tout Pan Am’s convenient travel options. Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Cuba are featured and exoticised from a U.S. perspective, with a blonde woman finding friendly company, and narration frequently mentioning pirates (TRT: 24:34). Propeller engines on a Pan American airliner. Opening titles: “Wings to Cuba and the Caribbean, A Hartley Production” (0:06). A blonde woman in a nightgown reviews travel brochures in a living room (0:22). An animated cartoon character, “Clip,” appears atop her radio console, resembling a cross between an airplane, a hood ornament, and a 1930’s cartoon bug. The woman expresses interest in a two-week West Indies vacation. Clip dances a