This travelogue was made by Norman E. Schley, who made a series of films titled “Schley Rides”. This particular film takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey around pre-revolutionary, and pre-U.S. embargo, Havana, Cuba. Please note that the film is silent, but would have originally been presented at screenings with live narration by Norman Schley himself.
Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 (0:39). Views from plane (0:52). El Capitolio (the National Capitol Building) (2:03). Couple sits in public square (2:27). Grand National Theater (2:54). Panning shot of El Malecón (3:20). Faro Castillo del Morro (3:30). Hotel Nacional de Cuba along Malecón (3:55). Driving along El Malecón (4:20). View from inside hotel grounds: palm-tree lined entrance, neighboring buildings (4:30). Sunbathers, swimmers at hotel pool (5:38). Lifering for Hotel Nacional De Cuba. Mar Pacifico flower (6:51). Couple share cigarette and lunch poolside, wind blows through gingham picnic tablecloth (7:13). Waiters carry picnic tables on their shoulder to pool (7:49). Lunch: sandwiches, fruit salad in pineapple (8:39). Swimmers in pool (8:12). Woman in 1950s swimsuit applies zinc to nose, tanning oil (6:39). Driving around Old Havana in Lincoln L (9:15). Dilapidated buildings Old Havana: small patios, archways (7:51). Havana Club Rum / Ron Havana Club sign (9:33). Backlit waiter serves customers, Havana Cathedral in view (9:57). Schley family with street vendor selling silver bracelets, painted Maracas (10:12). Perhaps ceviche served at restaurant (10:38). Bus rumbles down street (11:05). The Presidential Palace, now Museum of the Revolution, Old Havana (11:28). Cuban flag (11:37). Monument to Máximo Gómez (11:35). Palm-tree lined walkway, topiary bushes (10:13). USS Maine Monument (13:01). Another view of National Hotel (13:25). Young boys sit along El Malecón, climb on rocks – street vendors pass by with carts (gardening pots, watermelons) (13:34). Woman at the hotel pool applies zinc sunscreen (14:44). A game of mini golf at the hotel (15:47).
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