Produced by Canadian Pacific, which operated a steamship line that serviced Manila, this color film shows stunning views of the Philippines pre-WWII. The movie was made during the American colonial rule by Richard and Elizabeth Hubert, who lived in Asia in the 1930s. After escaping from Shanghai on one of the last ships that left before the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Richard Hubert, a Canadian citizen, went to work for the U.S. Office of War Information in 1942. He brought his expert knowledge of Japanese life and culture to the Allied efforts to convince the Japanese to surrender. After the war he became executive director of the Greenwich Housing Authority.

Part 3 of the film (the start) focuses on tribes of Northern Luzon. In particular the filmmakers were fascinated by the “warrior” character. The film also depicts people’s typical activities by Philippine’s ethnoliguistic groups (Kalinga of Northern Luzon, Maranao Moro of Lanao, and Tagalog of Manila and neighboring provinces ). At 5:00, Dansalan, Lake Lanao on Mindanao, market day is shown. At 9:00, the islands of the Sulu Archipelago are shown including the capital Jolo. At 13:16, a traditional wedding is shown. At 15:51 a Gamelon music is shown (too bad it is a silent film). At 21:00 a cock fight and a fiesta with a roast pig and folk dancing is shown.

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