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Fairest Eden - American Samoa Pago Pago 1931
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keywords: international travel, pago pago, american samoa
Synopsis: A 1931 travelogue of Pago Pago with scenes of its citizens, housing, food resources and entertainment...(read more)
- Date: 1931
- Duration: 00:11:12
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: American Samoa
Fairest Eden - American Samoa Pago Pago 1931
A 1931 historic travelogue film of Pago Pago located on Tutuila island overlooking Pago Pago Bay and is the capital city of American Samoa. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Shot List:
00:01:08:18
Image of a steamer ship in Pago Pago Bay.
00:02:02:18
Rainmaker Mountain also known as North Ploa Mountain or Mt Ploa that traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world. Shows the historic Sadie Thompson building.
Historic Note:
On December 15, 1916, English writer William Somerset Maugham arrived in Pago Pago, allegedly accompanied by a missionary and Miss Sadie Thompson. His visit inspired his short story Rain, which later became plays and three major Motion Pictures. The building Maugham stayed during his visit still stands and has been for decades renamed the Sadie Thompson Building.
00:02:27:08
Various scenes of the natives living on Tutuila island - housing, lifestyle, food supply and entertainment in 1931.
