Created in 1968 by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, “Bermuda the Island Nobody Wanted” describes how Bermuda became one of the most popular resorts, and presents a historical review based on comments by Mark Twain.
The film was made by F.D. Kay and I.L. Kay and their zoom lens, and written by Don Frifield with help from Mark Twain and was narrated by actor Michael Tolan with Tom Noel as Twain.
Opening: Aerial Bermuda shot (:06). Opening title: The Island Nobody Wanted (:45). Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (:52). Wrecked ships seen from above in the reefs (1:06). Bermuda coastline (1:30). 1609 – Sir George Somers ends up on the reefs due to a violent storm (2:03). Many of his men became ship builders and stayed (2:25). First coin money of Bermuda (2:36). Ancient map of Bermuda (2:53). Only shot ever fired in anger to scare away a Spanish ship (3:15). Britain fortified Bermuda (3:40). Bermuda reefs (3:50). First tourist was a Reverend from Massachusetts (4:25). Bermuda’s birds, the lawntails (5:30). Tourists with bikes (6:02). People on the sand and walking/playing in the water (6:39). People frolic in the waves (7:20). Men play golf (7:58). A couple takes a boat and sails (8:16). Agriculture on the island (8:50). Tobacco, oranges, potatoes, and onions are picked by workers (9:07). Mark Twain was an early tourist (9:42). Cruise ship comes in to port (10:00). Buildings of Bermuda (10:28). Horse drawn carriages (11:13). Photographs of Mark Twain in Bermuda (11:37). Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (12:07). Policeman and a tourist with a scooter (12:23). Cars and horses on roads (12:58). Gibbs Hill lighthouse (13:56). Women in bikinis with men; people relax on the beaches (14:13). A woman sketches (14:43). Women relax in the sun (14:55). Children play in the sand (15:17). A couple on a boat (15:30). Aerial Bermuda shots (15:45). Flowers and trees along a road (16:28). Town of St. George (16:46). Capital city of St. George with crooked streets (16:53). People walk uneven steps (17:35). A wedding party (17:56). White cottages (18:30). White structures all over Bermuda (18:50). Cars in Bermuda (19:34). Ducks cross a street (19:46). Boats along the coast; women in bikinis on a boat (20:09). Women scuba dive in the coral reefs (20:26). Underwater in the reefs (20:45). Giant old ships at sea (21:13). Men and women sail along (21:38). Newport Bermuda Yacht Race (22:00). Men and women meet and laugh (22:20). A woman sketches a boat (22:50). People open a bottle of champagne, drink and celebrate (23:41). Bermuda shorts and how they got their name (24:02). Tourists walk along city streets (24:30). A policeman warns a woman her shorts are too short (24:43). A couple run towards the water and jump in (25:31). Bikinis in the water (25:50). Snorkeling (26:15). Happy people in the water and on land (26:38). The crashing tide, people near the water (27:15). Flowers and water of Bermuda(27:49). Gibbs Hill Lighthouse (28:05).
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