Greyhound Bus Lines Promotional Film "America for Me" 45284 (1953)

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America For Me is a color travelogue film promoting Greyhound Lines, Inc. It was produced by Jerry Fairbanks Productions in 1953, and written by Les Adams. Cast members for the movie are Ellen Drew (American film actress), John Archer (American actor), Meg Randall (American film actress), and Robert Nichols (American actor). This film was directed by Albert H. Kelley, the last film he directed. In the film, a vacationing school teacher and her friend take a tour of America on a Greyhound Bus and find love. Two cowboys come out from the rocks of Colorado and stop the Greyhound bus as it travels down the road (0:07-0:38). Cowboy pays for his ride and sits down (0:38-1:12). Garden of the gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1:18-1:21). Pikes Peak, and Steamboat Rock, Colorado (1:22-1:30). Views of the Colorado countryside (1:52-1:58). The Greyhound travels down a snowy, mountain road (2:16-2:28). They arrive in Gallup, New Mexico (2:53-2:57) where there are Tribal Dances going on (2:58-3:26), Butterfly Dance (3:31-3:57), and Sun, Moon, and Stars Dance (4:30-4:50). The Greyhound Lines, Inc. began in 1914 in Hibbing, Minnesota, and simply goes by Greyhound (5:01-5:05). Arriving at a Greyhound Post House Restaurant (5:56-6:05). Key West, bridge from island to island (7:03-7:24). The Greyhound stopping at Greyhound–Big Pine Key, Post House (7:25-7:49). 1914 Greyhound bus which went between Allison and Hibbing, Minnesota (8:15-8:32). Teacher recites part of Henry Van Dyke’s poem…

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31 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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