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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This episode of the “Across the Seven Seas“ TV show, featuring actor Jack Douglas (:12), was produced by Douglas and Bing Crosby Productions. It takes viewers on a tour of nightlife entertainment in Mexico City and Panama City (:18). First, Mexico City (1:22) with the tour’s host Salvador (1:29). In this feature, he courts the young Conchita Solis; a prominent ballerina (1:33). The third character is a young Mariachi band player named Loreto (1:38). Night scenes in Mexico including neon signs follow as vehicles plow down the highway bound for Mexico City’s bar scene (1:50). Salvador is pictured in his office (2:19) along with samples of his work (2:23). From the office he calls upon Conchita (2:34). The ballerina dances under Amalia Hernandez Navarro; a ballet choreographer and founder of the world renowned Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Conchita dances for the final rehearsal number (3:22). She leaves the school in her street clothes (3:37). Loreto and another mariachi player meet for an evening smoke (4:02). The pair pay a visit to the Shrine of Saint Cecilia (4:19). Salvador’s self-portrait hangs on the wall in his apartment (4:40). ‘Street urchins’ play a Mexican picture card game on the side walk (5:36). Loreto stops and speaks with a friend in a Taxi Cab on the side of the road (5:46). A Mexican woman sells tickets for the Mexican lottery (6:02). Conchita and Salvador enter the popular nightclub and restaurant known as Mauna Loa (6:22). Polynesian décor litters the walls of Mauna Loa known as one of the most attractive of restaurants (6:33). A chef prepares meals for guests behind glass; visible to the guests (6:41). Pink flamingos stand erect behind Conchita and Salvador as they tip back drinks (6:49). Conchita is blessed with a corsage from one of the managers of the restaurant (7:08). They moves to Rincon de Goya; a restaurant named for the Spanish painter; Francisco Goya (7:24). A small band plays at the table (7:33). A pair dance in the center of the restaurant in elegant Mexican dress (7:48) as waiters deliver meals dressed in old costumes from Spain (8:03). A mariachi band encircles Salvador and Conchita (8:14) as an artist sketches Conchita’s profile (8:18). The film turns to the lottery drawing (8:34). Loreto plays for young children (9:08). Costumed dancers honor Alberto Vargas; the creator of the Vargas girls, at La Fuente (9:25). The Varga Bridesmaid is seen (9:54) prior to the winner of the competition (9:58). The pair move to the Astoria (10:09) as an Afro-Cuba troupe dances in voodoo overtones. The eeriest nightclub in Mexico City is the Catacumbas (10:39). Employees dressed in ghoulish attire welcome guests (10:55). As the evening ends, Salvador rounds up Loreto and fellow mariachis to serenade Conchita with a melody outside her window (11:18). Conchita decides whether or not to see Salvador again by signifying with her light switch (11:35). A widow (11:45) and her family gather for a meal. (12:12). The tour heads to Panama City (14:28) and into the primitive jungles. A statue of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (14:42) overlooks the Bahia de Panama. The Panama Canal Zone is pictured (14:52). Panama’s neon signs buzz in the evening (15:07). A Hindu shop owner sells a Japanese Kimono to a customer (15:30). A store clerk displays a tea table with carved ivory tops (15:58). A man named Mr. Fritts watches dancers (16:24) at the Agewood Show. Mr. Fritts moves to the Salon Richie (16:52) to witness a man dancing with a live boa constrictor around his neck (16:57). Limbo dancers of Trinidad move onto the floor (17:19). Mr. Fritts awakes to a phone call (17:38) at three a.m. from the US government. Another character, Mr. Clifford Nurse (18:06); plays with his child at home prior to dinner. Mr. Nurse heads to work around midnight (18:58). Fritts is revealed to be a pilot (19:07). A vessel is pictured waiting at the entrance to the canal (19:11) for Captain Fritts (19:15). Mr. Nurse is filmed at work (19:36) operating the equipment which will tug the vessel through the locks (19:40). The complex procedure which moves the vessel through the locks begins (20:02). Ship to shore phone contact is maintained (20:23). The vessel goes to Gatun Lake (20:45). The daughters and sons of Panama’s wealthy dance after sundown (21:57). The youth enter El Panama Hilton (22:21). 4:30 am (23:13) as the film begins to wrap up. 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, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
