America For Me is a color travelogue film promoting Greyhound Lines, Inc. It was produced by Jerry Fairbanks Productions in 1953, and written by Les Adams. Cast members for the movie are Ellen Drew (American film actress), John Archer (American actor), Meg Randall (American film actress), and Robert Nichols (American actor). This film was directed by Albert H. Kelley, the last film he directed. In the film, a vacationing school teacher and her friend take a tour of America on a Greyhound Bus and find love.
Two cowboys come out from the rocks of Colorado and stop the Greyhound bus as it travels down the road (0:07-0:38). Cowboy pays for his ride and sits down (0:38-1:12). Garden of the gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1:18-1:21). Pikes Peak, and Steamboat Rock, Colorado (1:22-1:30). Views of the Colorado countryside (1:52-1:58). The Greyhound travels down a snowy, mountain road (2:16-2:28). They arrive in Gallup, New Mexico (2:53-2:57) where there are Tribal Dances going on (2:58-3:26), Butterfly Dance (3:31-3:57), and Sun, Moon, and Stars Dance (4:30-4:50). The Greyhound Lines, Inc. began in 1914 in Hibbing, Minnesota, and simply goes by Greyhound (5:01-5:05). Arriving at a Greyhound Post House Restaurant (5:56-6:05). Key West, bridge from island to island (7:03-7:24). The Greyhound stopping at Greyhound–Big Pine Key, Post House (7:25-7:49). 1914 Greyhound bus which went between Allison and Hibbing, Minnesota (8:15-8:32). Teacher recites part of Henry Van Dyke’s poem “America For Me” (8:45-9:07). Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, parade of floats (9:23-10:07). Portland, Oregon Rose Festival parade and floats (10:19-10:46). San Antonio, Texas with views of the Alamo (11:00-11:32). San Antonio Fest with folk dancers (11:37-12:01). San Antonio River Walk (12:02-12:24). Greyhound travels through the plains (12:55-13:02). A beautiful lake in Michigan (13:56-14:12). A sailboat on the lake (14:13-14:17). Fishing below a waterfall (14:18-14:33). Atlantic Ocean coastline and the first Lighthouse established by George Washington and the United States Lighthouse Establishment (14:48-15:18). The bus driving through the countryside to Lyman House Red Horse Tavern, now called the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts (15:19-16:00). An aerial view of New York City, New York (16:27-16:38). Washington, D.C. and the Washington Monument (16:51-16:54), and Cherry Blossom Time and the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial (16:55-17:15). Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s home (17:20-17:42). The Golden Gate Bridge, and Oakland Bay, San Francisco, California (18:27-18:39). A view of Twin Peaks near Telegraph Hill (19:06-19:09). A Cable Car (19:11-19:16). Fisherman’s Wharf (19:20-19:39). A Cable Car (19:45-19:50). The Red Wood forest of California (20:08-20:37). Red Woods (21:10-21:24). The Columbia River, Oregon (23:56-24:02). Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, and its mountain grandeur (24:44-25:42). A Chicago street (28:10-28:17). Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain (29:32-29:36). Buckingham Fountain (30:19-30:22) Niagara Falls, Canada (30:23-30:30).
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