Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
| Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | Elton Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $200,000[1] |
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks is a 1931 American
Synopsis
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and a crew of three — photographers Harry Sharp and Chuck Lewis and co-director Victor Fleming — journey around the World and report on various cultural curiosities and the humor they find in everyday life overseas. Beginning with
At this point, the live action is interrupted by a short animated sequence of Mickey Mouse dancing to Siamese music. In India, the film focuses on the Taj Mahal, life on the Ganges river, a Hindu cremation ceremony, a performance of trained birds stringing beads, the Palace of Kushabaha and an elephant trip to hunt for a leopard. The film concludes with a "magic carpet" ride back to Hollywood, which incorporates aerial footage of Chicago and the Los Angeles basin.[citation needed]
Home media
The film was released on a manufactured-on-demand DVD-R on May 29, 2012 and on DVD on October 15, 2019.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3. p. 94
- ^ "Around the World in Eighty Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "The sad story behind Douglas Fairbanks' classic travelogue movie - Lesen was klüger macht". Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Douglas Fairbanks". Red Star Line Museum. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Around the World in 80 Minutes". Amazon. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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