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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 Made by Norman Schley, a filmmaker based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this 1950s travelogue presents a vibrant and colorful look at mid-century Acapulco, Mexico, including a bull fight. The film follows the journey of people on a vacation and shows a good mix of tourists and locals. Originally, this film was shown by Schley in front of a live audience, with the filmmaker narrating the entire movie. This version has some music tracks, but was discovered without an existing narration track. Part 1 of this film can be seen at: Part 3 of this film can be seen at: The film begins with shots of a town on the shore of an ocean -- Acapulco. Cars and people move through the streets. A barefoot family with baskets of chili peppers walk by. Shot of the worn looking Cathedral of Acapulco. An old map shows the “Bahia de Acapulco” (1:45). A boy points to the map. Shots of a white villa on a hill. A car approaches. People get out and climb the steps to the villa while people carry their suitcases. They walk around the pool with grass hats and flowers behind their ears. A man rubs oil on a woman’s back. The man jumps off the diving board. A boy’s finger points to the map again. A sign says “Club Sirocco” above a roof of dry palm fronds (3:43). Views of the beach and ocean. A couple in white walk along the shore. Close up of a woman and a young man smiling in the sand. Three people run into the ocean to swim. Close ups of teenage boys smiling. Shots of a villa on hill. Pan of the bay. People play golf on a small course. Shots of the bay and a hotel. People throw fishing lines into the bay, including children. A boy dives into the water. Boats float in the bay. People on the boats drop anchors and tie knots. A photographer uses a medium format camera on a tripod with a curtain to take a photo of two men posing with two large sword fishes that they caught on their fishing trip (7:55). A boy’s hand points to a map. A hand brushes the sand off of a sign. People lay out on the beach while a local man sells colorful blankets. A girl and a baby play in the sand. A man wearing a grass hat carries a board of sunglasses and more hats to sell (9:19). A boy’s finger points to a new place on the map. Shots of the ocean and a rocky shore. A man squats in a row boat. Two men climb over the rocks with sacks. Two men climb into a small row boat from the rocks. Shot of a long staircase that leads from the hotel to a large platform above the water. A cliff diver climbs over the wall of the platform and on to the rocks. He does a one-handed dive into the ocean and climbs out. He climbs up the steep rocky cliff and waves. He dives back into the water from a very high height (13:18). People board a Aeromexico DC-6 airplane. Aerial shots from the plane window. A sign lights up in the night that says “ELGIN” (wristwatch manufacturer). More night shots of neon sign such as “SUMADORAS VICTOR” “GOODRICH” and “JENA” (14:40). People stroll by small stone buildings. A young man holds a pair of bull horns. Him and another man with a cape act out a bull fight for children. Close ups of the men’s faces. The children take turns with the horns and the cape. A boy stands by a wall of souvenirs such as capes, swords and horns. Shots of a statue of Manuel Rodriguez with a muscular bull in Mexico City, he was Spanish matador (17:28). Men show off horses with ribbons braided in their manes. Quick shot of the inside of a small church with candles. Horses and a procession of matadors enter the Plaza de Toros. A bull charges a matador. The bull charges a horse. The matadors stab the bull with banderillas. Close ups of the bloody bull as it continues to charge the cape (24:00). Men play guitars in a garden. Shots of the sunset over tree tops. Aerial view from a plane. End credit reads “A Presentation of Pictureloque at Waukesha Wisconsin.” We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
