SONG OF THE CLOUDS - 1957 Shell Oil Aviation Film from Propeller Plane Era 40430 HD
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Please note: this is the original (and slightly shorter) version of this film. See our CZcams channel to see the revised version featuring early jet passenger planes and other innovations.
Produced in 1957 by the film unit of the Shell Oil Company, SONG OF THE CLOUDS is a portrait of the aviation industry in the years immediately before the introduction of the jet passenger plane. Shot all over the world, the movie stresses the "internationalism" of the air. It also goes to great length to show airport activities in different parts of the world and co-operation between countries to ensure the comfort and safety of passengers. The film was directed by the great John Armstrong, assisted by cinematographers Eduard van der Enden, Derek Witham and Ronnie Whitehouse. It aired on the BBC on and off for nearly a decade. Some of the locations shown include the USA, New York International Airport, Miami, San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge, Andes, Lebanon, Beirut, Cairo, Italy, Rome, Australia, Sydney, Argentina, Rio, San Salvadore, Newfoundland, Artic, Africa, Ethiopia, Venezuala, Pacific, and Peru.
This film is one of a series made by Shell as part of its public relations efforts. All the films in the series are well-made and use innovative techniques for their time. The company spent over $1 million dollars in the 1950s -- roughly $10 million in today's world -- on its film library.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFi...
4:40 *WHOA!* Juan Perez? Isn't he the guy that picks the coffee beans????
Juan Valdez picked coffee. Juan Perez played 2nd base for the reds in 1968.
The 33 minute version was the film Shell Oil sent me in 1970 after the film was withdrawn. Its a real class industrial documentary.
Stuart Legg was quite a famous documentary filmmaker. He did work for the British and Canadian governments from 1933 until the end of WWII, winning the first Oscar for a Documentary Short Subject for "Churchill's Island in 1941 and was nominated for his 1944 production "Warclouds in the Pacific". He continued to produce documentaries after the war, including this one for Shell in 1937. He also wrote "The Barbarians of Asia" in 1970. He died in 1988 at the age of 77. Legg was the uncredited narrator of the film and was undoubtedly responsible for the high production values of what was essentially a long commercial for Shell.
first class stuff, please can we have more and more and lots more congratulations periscopefilm you are priceless
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Excellent they do a nice job of covering different aircraft and airlines, many if not most now out of biz.
Such a splendid and inspiring film. Great music and film. The commentary is splendid. " the mansions of the sun ". Fantastic even by modern standards.
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It is still one my favorite promotional - documentary films ever made. I call this a "class" film that has been forgotten.
...and a fine script, narration. Bangkok-Johnny, again
Geez...a real meal instead of a tiny bag of pretzels or a little plastic-sealed microwaved entree that we get today. And how cool where you could pay for a telescope for viewing or pay to listen to pilot/traffic-control chatter. Those were the days.
And not only the meals, D; there were so many other amenities that we once took for granted: small packs of cigarettes on the meal trays; a small box of Chicklets or a small role of life savers to help the ears adjust to the change in altitude; junior pilot/junior hostess pins; a certificate signed by the captain if you crossed the dateline; and my all-time favorite, a trip to the cockpit. And how about the planes themselves, with lounges, sleeper-seats, and berths. Obviously, this film brings back a flood of memories, and I'm very appreciative of this being posted.
Born in '58, my first airplane trip was in '59, from Schiphol to LaGuardia. I wonder what I flew on ? Probably a piston powered craft but who knows ? Both parents are now dead & knew the answer & I never asked.
Do you at least know which airline your parents flew on with you in 1959? If it was KLM, according to the January and November 1959 Official Airline Guides (I have copies of each), that airline was using Lockheed Super Constellations, but mostly Douglas DC-7Cs between Amsterdam and New York. Hope this helps you a bit.
4:39 children on a leash :D:D
Great film. Thanks for the best of CZcams. Wonder if an old color film can be redone in black and white for better resolution?
This color on this film has been restored (the actual print is completely red) but yes it's not what it was originally. We have another print with much better color we hope to post in the future. as this is one of our favorite films.
@@PeriscopeFilm I'm glad to hear that. I saw this movie back in the mid-60's and the colors were very vibrant. Stuart Legg, the producer, chose airliners and locations for their colors and how one scene juxtaposed color in the next. This must have been recorded on low quality color film to have faded this badly, or maybe it was just poor storage. Whatever the reason, I look forward to seeing it again in the original colors.
Hello, I have a great colour print of this film. It is missing the lead-in titles, but otherwise has excellent and rich colour (quite strikingly so). But, I don't seem to get a good copy to CZcams of my 16mm projections. The flicker is the main problem. I use an Elmo F16-1000 running at roughly the right feet per second, and a Canon EOS 4000 to record the projection. I am guessing I have a clash or speeds here. Any thoughts on a relatively cheap improvement? Unfortunately a Retro Scanner from Movie Stuff is out of the question at the moment!
MY YEAR 1957
Enough of that crap, as soon as they said an agency of the United Nations I turned it off LOL