In the Land of Diamonds

October. 25,1952

Rating：

5.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

South Africa Travelogue Cape Town South Africa

Trailer Synopsis Cast

This Traveltalk series short visits South Africa, including Cape Town.

James A. FitzPatrick as Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

Kattiera Nana

1952/10/25

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Artivels

1952/10/26

Undescribable Perfection

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Teringer

1952/10/27

An Exercise In Nonsense

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Bumpy Chip

1952/10/28

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Michael_Elliott

1952/10/29

In the Land of Diamonds (1952) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Decent TravelTalks entry has James A. FitzPatrick heading to South Africa with his first stop in the town of Bloemfontein. We learn that this city was founded in 1846 by some Dutch explorers who took this as their home to fight off natives. We learn that the title translates to "Fountains of Flowers" and this is when we see exactly that. Our final stop is at a zoo where we see the first tiger/lion mate, which is going under the name of a liger. We then move onto Kimberly, which is known as the diamond capital of the world. We see a mine that was abandoned in 1915 and learn that $250 million in diamonds were taken from it. We also visit the Kimberly Kennel where we see a train dog act. Overall this is a pleasant entry in the series that once again benefits from some nice stories being told and of course the Technicolor, which helps bring things to life. The best moments probably deal with the liger simply because it's so strange and especially the way it's presented.

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