Produced by William M. Pizor, who made a series of “Port O’ Call” travelogue films in the 1930s, “Celestial Venice” shows snapshots of Bangkok, Thailand including tourist sights and daily life. It begins with life on and around the Chao Phraya River and some market scenes. This is followed by a visit to the Pasture Institute in Bangkok, where snakes are researched for antivenoms. The rest of the film looks at different sights including the Grand Palace, Wat Benchamabophit, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, and Wat Arun.
0:09 William M. Pizor presents “A Romantic Port O’Call Celestial Venice”, 0:19 Edited by Nathan CY. Braunstein, 0:39 Narrated by Deane H. Dickason, 0:49 a small boat on the Chao Phraya River, 1:06 gondolas on the water, 1:40 several shots of a marketplace in Bangkok, 2:08 a man making ice cream by hand, 2:35 food stalls with sweets and pineapples, 3:11 a man drying rice on a canvas, 3:19 a man at the Pasture Institute in Bangkok dodging a cobra, 3:39 a concrete dome with many snakes under it, 3:56 a man “milking” a cobra for poison to create antivenoms, 4:17 different angles of Wat Benchamabophit Dusitwanaram, 4:59 lions guarding a golden statue of the Buddha, 5:20 bronze Buddha statues, 5:31 the Throne Hall, 5:40 different shots of the Grand Palace, 6:06 dancers performing the Khon, 6:58 Wat Phra Kaew, 7:06 Dvarapala at the temple entrance, 7:43 the entrance of Wat Pho with guardians wearing top hats, 8:13 intricate craftsmanship at Wat Arun with a view of the palace, 8:38 porcelain tiles on Wat Arun, 9:15 Wat Arun’s tower as seen from the Chao Phraya River, 9:25 “Imperial Pictures: Fin”
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