Schley Ride to Hawaii, US Documentary, 1952

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sixcyl FR

2025-06-06 23:03

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“Schley Ride to Hawaii 1952” is a color, silent travelogue film by Norman E. Schley. It originally would have screened in front of a live audience with Schley narrating, or may have had an accompanying soundtrack (now lost). Norman Schley was a skilled filmmaker from Wisconsin who made a series of travel films under the moniker "Schley Ride'' or “Picturelogues” through his company Picturelogue Inc. This particular film, follows Schley as he travels around Hawaii from Waikiki Beach to a rural fishing community. This film is offers insight into the development of Hawaii’s tourism sector in the years leading up to becoming the 50th state in 1959.
The film presents two versions:
Part 1: Honolulu, Maui & Oahau, Cattle Ranch, Sugar Cane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpz3jx2GUV8&t=7s
Part 2: Hana-Maui Resort Volcanoes National Park in a long version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu5NliVIkE&t=13s

sixcyl FR

2025-06-07 09:26

Part 1:

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sixcyl FR

2025-06-07 09:44

Part 2:
Background vehicles:
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Lateef NO

2025-06-07 10:41

Unless it was originally titled as such (the screen title posted is clearly from the 21st century), 1952 should be omitted from the title.

Terra US

2025-06-07 21:17

Agree with Lateef. We don't need 1952 for both title and year.

sixcyl FR

2025-06-07 23:21

Aircraft at https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Schley_Ride_to_Hawaii_(1952)

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