14-09-1904
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Andre de La Varre, Andre de la Varre, Andre de LaVarre
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Andre De La Varre, Andre de La Varre, Andre de la Varre, Andre de LaVarre
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Grand Tour of Eastern Europe: Behind The Iron Curtain
A 10,000 mile grand tour beyond the Danube!Year:
1968
Alpine Glory
A scenic panorama of the Tyrolian wonderland that strikes many thousands of visitors each year with the immensity of its grandeur.Year:
1957
Alpine Glory
A scenic panorama of the Tyrolian wonderland that strikes many thousands of visitors each year with the immensity of its grandeur.Year:
1957
The Blue Danube
The Danube, not always blue but always beautiful, a river that like no other has inspired human imagining to expressions of lyrical beauty and dramatic wonderment.Year:
1957
The Blue Danube
The Danube, not always blue but always beautiful, a river that like no other has inspired human imagining to expressions of lyrical beauty and dramatic wonderment.Year:
1957
Time Stood Still
Time Stood Still is a 1956 Warner Brothers Scope Gem travelogue, filmed the previous year in Dinkelsbühl, and presented in the wide-screen format of CinemaScope, directed by André de la Varre. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 29th Academy Awards.Year:
1956
The Sporting Irish
Irish horse racing is the subject of this Sports Parade.Year:
1956
Caribbean Playgrounds
A tour of sports played in the Caribbean in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. An airplane fly's over Puerto Rico. HA El Moro on San Juan Bay. Watch men playing golf on course in El Moro fort. Shots of water ski-ing and a baseball game in large stadium. Girls play softball, basketball team of University of Puerto Rico practice, men playing tennis. Horsemanship people riding Paco Fino horses. Street scenes of British Jamaica, policemen directing traffic. At racetrack, horses racing, polo and soccer games, shots of paople rafting down a river. Various shots in Montego Bay, beach, a rowboat with glass window in bottom, shots thru window, sailboat racing, fishing. Various, young boy catching a fish, man fighting marlin on line and marlin brought on board, shark gets away, flags run up to signal two catches, two marlin hung out displayed.Year:
1955
Caribbean Playgrounds
A tour of sports played in the Caribbean in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. An airplane fly's over Puerto Rico. HA El Moro on San Juan Bay. Watch men playing golf on course in El Moro fort. Shots of water ski-ing and a baseball game in large stadium. Girls play softball, basketball team of University of Puerto Rico practice, men playing tennis. Horsemanship people riding Paco Fino horses. Street scenes of British Jamaica, policemen directing traffic. At racetrack, horses racing, polo and soccer games, shots of paople rafting down a river. Various shots in Montego Bay, beach, a rowboat with glass window in bottom, shots thru window, sailboat racing, fishing. Various, young boy catching a fish, man fighting marlin on line and marlin brought on board, shark gets away, flags run up to signal two catches, two marlin hung out displayed.Year:
1955
Football Royal
Documentary short about an anual football game being helf in Florence, Tuscany in Italy dating back to medieval times.Year:
1955
Carnival in Rio
A three-day carnival featuring Momo the God of Pleasure and some floats designed by celebrated artists and sculptors.Year:
1954
Switzerland Sportland
A Sports Parade (though not officially titled as such) visit to Switzerland. Covered are a rowing competition in Lucerne, tennis matches and horse jumping set against the mighty Alpine scenery, Zug costumes, gymnastics "poetry in motion" and a flag parade.Year:
1952
Continental Holiday
Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1952 that highlights key travel destinations throughout France, Italy, Spain, Austria and France.Year:
1952
Flight to Israel
Air France airline presents popular tourist destinations in Israel in 1951.Year:
1951
Grandad of Races
Grandad of Races is a 1950 American short documentary film about the Palio di Siena held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, directed by André de la Varre. It won an Oscar at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Short Subject.Year:
1950
Grandad of Races
Grandad of Races is a 1950 American short documentary film about the Palio di Siena held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, directed by André de la Varre. It won an Oscar at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Short Subject.Year:
1950
Riviera Days
Tour of the French Riviera.Year:
1950
Snow Carnival
Snow Carnival is a 1949 short documentary film narrated by Gary Cooper, and supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is about the snowy attractions of mid-twentieth century Aspen, Colorado. The film was nominated for an Oscar nominated for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.Year:
1949
The Forest Commandos
This short film focuses on Ontario's fire rangers, who keep watch over Canada's forests.Year:
1946
The Birds and the Beasts Were There
Visits to three animal parks in Miami, Florida: the Rare Bird Farm, with it's many chickens, cranes, and other birds; the Monkey Jungle, where the visitors are caged and the simian inhabitants roam freely; and finally the Parrot Jungle.Year:
1944
Cajuns of the Teche
"Cajuns of the Teche" was directed by André de la Varre and released by Columbia Pictures in August 1942.Year:
1942
A Voyage to Cebu
Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1938 that highlights key travel destinations throughout the island of Cebu in the Visayas, in the Philippines.Year:
1938
Manila: Queen City of the Pacific
A Tour of Manila, Philippines in the 1930sYear:
1938
Old Towns of Normandy
Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Cathedrals and religious ceremonies in towns along the River Seine, such as Fecamp, Rouen, Les Andelys, and Lisieux.Year:
1938
Rio de Janeiro
A tour of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1938, from the Andre de la Varre "Screen Traveler" series.Year:
1938
Cruising the West Indies: Nassau
A visit to Nassau in the Bahamas from Andre de la Varre's "The Screen Traveler" series.Year:
1938
Historic Sites and Resorts Along the Normandy Coast
Travelogue from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Includes footage of castles and churches, village street scene, and small town market places. Footage of the resort towns of Trouville and Deauville with people relaxing on the beach and at the racetrack. Great shot of an exercise class on the beach.Year:
1938
Hong Kong: Gateway to China
A tour of Hong Kong in the 1930s.Year:
1938
A Journey to Normandy
Travelogue from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Extensive footage of the port town of Le Havre (which would be heavily bombed during WWII) with ocean liners arriving to the port, vistas of the city, and 1930s old European street scenes. Resort towns such as Etretat, with village street scenes, people relaxing on the beach, and vistas of naturally carved cliffs.Year:
1938
Along the French Riviera
André de la Varre takes us to the French Riviera.Year:
1937
Precious Herbs
Documentary from 1937 filmed in the small Indonesian West Java town of Malabar. Follows the entire process of tea manufacturing from being grown and harvested in the fields, ground and processed in the factory, and eventually shipped out to countries around the world. Excellent footage of Indonesian men and women working in fields and factories, being paid meager wages by Caucasian superiors, and the inner-workings of a factory. Great shot of an ocean liner passenger sitting in a deckchair relaxing over a cup of tea.Year:
1937
Through the Pyrenees to Lourdes
A journey through the mountains of southwestern France, and a pilgrimage to the holiest shrine of the Roman Catholic faith.Year:
1937
Ancient Cities of Southern France
Brief interludes in touring through southern French provinces which are so rich in ancient history and medieval art.Year:
1937
Cities of North Africa: Tunis, Algiers, Rabat
A tour of Tunis, Algiers and Rabat in the 1930s.Year:
1936
Colonial Williamsburg
Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1936 about the restored capital city of colonial Virginia, Williamsburg.Year:
1936
Damascus and Jerusalem
Andre de la Varre's Screen Traveler series takes us o Damascus and Jerusalem, showing us these ancient cities in workmanlike black and white.Year:
1936
Rambling in Vienna
About Vienna just before the Anschluss with Germany, is a black and white travelogue from André de la Varre.Year:
1936
Glimpses of Picturesque Java
A tour of the Island of Java in Indonesia in 1933.Year:
1933
Cruising the Mediterranean
A tour in the spring of 1933 aboard the S.S. Columbus.Year:
-
Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India
André de la Varre presents Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India.Year:
1936
Ceremonies in Bali
Being with a discussion of Balinese death rites, noting that as Hindus, they need to be burned so their souls can leave them behind; but bonfires are expensive, so they pile the corpses of the poorer citizens in graves until a rich man dies, and then they dig them up and everyone gets cremated.Year:
1936
