“SOUTHERN HIGHLANDERS” 1947 TRAVELOGUE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NORTH CAROLINA & TENNESSEE XD45514

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Produced by Transfilm, this 1947 color installment of the Ford Motor Company’s “Americans at Home” short subject series depicts the Great Smoky Mountain range in North Carolina and Tennessee, highlighting local people and nearby landmarks (TRT: 17:52). The film was written by Burton Rowles, Jr. and directed by Lawrence Madison. Opening titles: “The Ford Motor Company is proud to present a close-up of a people deeply rooted in America’s finest traditions…” and credits (0:06). An extended panorama of silhouetted trees in the Great Smoky Mountains. Misty treetops and green mountainsides (1:01). A late 1940s automobile (which appears to be a hardtop convertible with a distinctly 1950s design) rounds a bend in a road that winds through autumn trees (1:40). A waterfall running into a clear, icy creek (2:06). Blossoming trees and colorful flowers. A trail cut through a r