Desert Venture (1958)

★★★★ · We should be so thankful If you can get past the Saudis forever smiling to the Americans, this is a highly enjoyable edu · Spuzz · 2016-02-19

If you can get past the Saudis forever smiling to the Americans, this is a highly enjoyable educational film on how of course, the Americans were resposible for Oil in Saudi Arabia. Show with amaying color photography, this film was surpisingly easy to follow along and doesnt really get caught in scientific mumbo jumbo. I liked how the American workers in Saudi Arabia were treated to a health club, swimming pool, nice homes etc but what facilities provided for Saudi Arabian workers were not really explored.

★★★ · Oil is Good · Dodsworth the Cat · 2024-08-11

Oh, we had to make sacrifices, but we found oil in Saudi Arabia for the benefit of the world. We raised those nice Saudi Arabians out of poverty, too, Hurray for America and a forward-thinking oil company. Hail that good guy, the King of Saudi Arabia. That pretty much sums up the plot of this short, based on a story written by two men. There's footage of camels drinking, overhead shots of the Arabian desert, stock footage of San Francisco and other cities, and some animated maps to keep you entertained. There's martial music from the same library that's heard in "Dial Comes to Town."