International photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

February, 1934 The INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Thirty-one UNDER THREE FLAGS (Continued from Page 25) queted by the Highway Commission. It was indeed a grand climax to all the banquets, for it was by far the best of all. Later we toured the canals in a barge and were able to get many shots of unusual beauty. We met President Rodriguez in the palace who received us very cordially, and Ambassador Josephus Daniels kindly invited us to tea at the American Embassy. Sunday was a gala day — the day of the bull fight. We were fortunate that we should be there on the opening day of the professional season. Sporting Mexico was out in full force to cheer the Spanish matadors and they were as enthusiastic an audience as I ever saw at a World's Series. I missed some of the fine points, for it kept me busy trying to keep the bull in the finder. We succeeded in getting 2,800 feet of good film which the studio will use some day, I hope. The next day we started on the last leg of the journey to Acapulco, on the Pacific Coast, and three hundred miles south of Mexico City, which was as far south as we would be able to go. The road was mostly mountainous and took us through some of the older parts of the country that had first been settled by the Spaniards. Cuernavaca was interesting as the big resort city for the wealthy Mexicans. At Taxco we spent the day photographing the historic cathedral that was the finest and most ornate we saw on our entire journey, and at night we broke out the flares for a few shots around the plaza. Only native-made articles were sold here in Taxco, and everything was most primitive, no modernism was permitted and the townspeople seemed just as well off. These simple natives did not even attempt to overcharge us. It was with sorrow that we left, for a month's visit would not have exhausted the possibilities that were in Taxco. The last day was a hot and dusty drive and when at last we pulled into Acapulco in the afternoon, Mr. Rolan, the chief, who was driving the camera car, headed for the beach and did not stop until the front wheels touched the water. Here we stopped, as deep as ever we were in Canada's mud and it took the combined efforts of some fifty urchins to get us out. This was the official end of our trip, but not until the mayor of Acapulco had shaken hands with everyone and treated us to lunch and drinks. It was the end of twelve thousand miles of travel, though many of them tough, it was a trip that everyone will look back upon with pleasure, not only for the wonders we saw, and for the hospitable receptions received everywhere but for the new friendships made among the personnel. They were a fine bunch, these forty-five oil men, and I hope some day to make another trip with them. CURTIS VISITS TEK-NIK TOWNE Major Ted Curtis, general sales manager of the Eastman Kodak Company, is in the Screen Capital for the purpose of looking over the field. The Major cherishes an unconcealed liking for Hollywood and vicinity, but he is usually too busy to talk about it. Yes, sir, the film business is good. So is the Eastman business in photographic equipment. HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS OF THE EARLY DAYS (Continued from Page 13) Alhambra Ave., Selig, and L. B. Mayer on Mission Road, Herman studio at Santa Monica, which was afterward used as the Douglas aircraft factory — the round-the-world plane in the Los Angeles County museum was constructed there — the Mena studio on Fountain Ave., Superior studio in the Knickerbocker building on Olive St., Pacific studio on Santa Monica Blvd., and Henry Lehrmann and Irvin Willat at Culver City. It is interesting to note that while most of the studios we have covered have disappeared completely, the original Selig plant in Edendale is still in use, being occupied by the Fanchon Royer productions. Alvin Wyckoff ROLAN C.KENNELL& CO. Successors to Crescent Brokerage Corporation INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES SPECIAL SERVICE FOR CAMERAMEN Guaranty Bldg., 6331 Hollywood Blvd. HEmpstead 6978 WE WANT 35 mm. travel, fight, thrill and curiosity films from all parts of the earth. We Sell All Kinds of Raw Film at Reduced Prices CONTINENTAL FILMCRAFT, INC. 1611 Cosmo Street Hollywood, Calif. Howard Anderson Special Effects — Animations Culver City 3021 GRanite 3111 To the Cameraman We supply fresh 35 mm. Eastman or Dupont Gray Backed Negative Film at .02^2 per foot. KINEMA KRAFTS COMPANY 6510 Selma Ave., Hollywood, Calif. GL. 0276 What Every Amateur Has Been Waiting For FULL LENGTH 16mm. *1tCKV< MICKEY MOUSE and SILLY SYMPHONY Cartoons Now Available Hollywood Film Enterprises, Inc. 6060 Sunset Boulevard Hollvwood Distributors of California Be sure this trade-mark perforated into the main title. Please mention The International Photographer when corresponding with advertisers.