Surveys schools at all levels throughout Latin America. Much Mexican footage is used with a scene of Cardenas awarding diplomas at a rural school. (Jane M. Loy, Latin American Research Review, vol.12 no.3, 1977)
Films » Schools to the South
Schools to the South
Series Title: State Department South America Series
Summary:
Description:
Sponsored Film; Cross-Sectional (Adamson-Seaton Film Classifications)
Country/Location: Latin America
Tribe or Group: N/A
Producer: Julien Bryan
Cinematographer: Julien Bryan, Jules Bucher, Kenneth Richter
Production Company: Julien Bryan
Additional Production: Music by Norman Lloyd; Narrated by Julien Bryan
Running Time: 14 min.
Years Filmed: 1940
Decade Produced: 1940s
Film Gauge: 35mm
Stock: B&W Nitrate
Footage Count: 480'
Sound: Narrated
Notes: Made for the Federal Government (FDR good neighbor policy). Julien Bryan contracted by FDR administration. Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller, in charge of contracting filmmakers to make movies in South America. There are 23 films in the CI-AA series.
