XD8317 Magic Wonderland

This film was created in 1952 for Colorado State Advertising and Publicity Committee by R. B. “Bud”

Hooper (Producer), George E. Perrin (Associate Photographer), Lewis R. Cobb (Supervisor), Ken White

(Travel Editor), Clarence C. Moore (Managing Editor), and Edward A. Roe (Writer, Director). The film is a

16mm black and white Kodak safety positive film (acetate) with a variable area optical soundtrack. The

film measures roughly 1000 feet and has a run time of approximately 27:30. Through a dialogue between

two men, this Sonochrome TV Production shows what one can enjoy across the state of Colorado such as

the rodeo, fishing, skiing, horseback-riding, and various outdoor activities. Scenes include visuals of Battle

Mountain, Matchless Mine near Leadville, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (now Black

Canyon of the Gunnison National Park), and downtown Gunnison, among other subjects.

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