This film is presented by Universal Pictures (:12). It features a brief glimpse of Hawaii and it’s world famous surf and sand. The film was produced by Norman Gluck (:39). Picturesque shots capture the sand, blue waters, sunbathers and a mountain rising in the background (:52). Surfers roll over waves in the birthplace of surfing (Hawaii) (:59). The ‘World’s Greatest Surfer’ is seen ready to begin a surf school to which beginners and experts alike would travel the world to get to (1:18). Women lounging in the sand in bikinis are known as ‘beach bunnies’ (1:27). Pairs roll out onto the waves conducting stunts (1:40). Waves must be four feet high for optimum surfing (2:12). The band “The Hawaiian Surfers” play music along the waters edge (2:43). A Pan American passenger plane unloads riders onto the island at Honolulu International Airport (3:17). Gift shops with thatched roofs follow (3:32). Dolphins jump into the air in unison (3:32). Hula dancers swing their hips with flowery wreaths wrapped around their heads (3:47). One wave rider clutches a Keoki surfboard (3:55). The camera zooms in on one of the girl’s hula skirts here (4:36). Surfers ready their boards with a layer of wax (5:29). A slow motion sequence shows a surfer on a wave (7:08). The bonsai pipeline crumbles as the rider moves through (7:31). The King of Surf is revealed to be Jose Angel and he closes out the film (8:46).

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