This travelogue is reel 2, part 1 of an episode titled “Schley Ride To Scandinavia” from the 1960s. This film was part of a series of travelogues made by filmmaker Norman E. Schley’s titled “Picturelogues”. The script is written by John Bakke, and typically the episodes were narrated by Normal E. Schley himself, although this version is silent. This film depicts a journey through Helsinki, Finland and Copenhagen, Denmark. It includes footage of the cities’ attractions and entertainment and local crafts and markets.
”Focus” text overlay (00:06). A map drawing a line from Gothenburg, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland (00:18). Views of passengers on a plane (00:28). Point-of-views scenes from the airplane (00:37). Port of Helsinki in Finland (00:42). A docked cruise ship (00:53). Port cranes (00:57). Helsinki Cathedral (01:07). Footage of Helsinki’s buildings and streets (01:13). Chefs cooking live shellfish (01:40). A waitress is carrying wine glasses (02:13). Chefs take cooked shellfish out of a pot (02:35). A set plate of the shellfish (03:00). A waiter serves drinks (03:06). A customer eats the served shellfish (03:12). The American embassy in Helsinki (03:16). The United States of America flag (03:35). A store (03:37). A Büssing bus (03:42). A statue of Marshall Mannerheim (03:50). The parliament house in Helsinki (03:53). An outdoor market (04:03). A vendor selling cherries (04:23) and mushrooms (04:32). A woman and a child are looking at flowers (04:36). A vendor selling rugs (04:46) and one selling fish (04:55). The Kalastajatorppa Restaurant (05:13). Apartment buildings (05:17). The Helsinki Olympic stadium (05:31). Helsinki Cathedral (06:19). A young girl taking a photo of a guy and a dog (06:35). People hanging rugs to dry outside (06:47) and handwashing them (06:58) using ocean water (07:07). They wring water from the rugs by stepping on them (07:21) and hang them to dry (07:33). An open area with grass and a parking lot (08:05). Three identical white buildings (08:14). A park with beds of flowers (08:20). Views of Helsinki’s streets and facilities (08:30). A payphone inside a clear bubble (09:16). A man goes to use it (09:20). The phone he rings is answered (09:34). A map drawing a line from Helsinki to Copenhagen, Denmark (09:50). A miniature town built in a roundabout (09:57). A man is walking on ‘Langelinie’ in Copenhagen (10:44). The Little Mermaid statue on Langelinie (10:48). Hotel Richmond in Copenhagen (11:02). Views of Copenhagen’s streets (11:06). A store for the silver brand named after silver smith ‘Georg Jensen’ (11:10). Views of the central shopping street ‘Strøget’ in Copenhagen (11:38). A ‘Bing & Grøndahl’ porcelain store (11:45). Food platters (11:59). A circus performance with music (12:53), acrobats (13:01), and horses (13:39). Views in Tivoli, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world (opened in 1843) located in central Copenhagen (13:54). Children riding on horses through Tivoli (15:11). Views of the amusement park (15:44). Children riding a merry-go-round (16:30). A hall of slot machines (17:01). Children riding an amusement ride (17:26). Views of Tivoli (18:06) and Tivoli at night (18:32). Fireworks (19:51). People visiting Trelleborg, a Viking fortress (20:05).
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