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Mercury Outboard Engines / Boating in Europe Travel Film Norway England Italy Germany 46674 (1968)

1968 · Short film · 27 min

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Created by Telefilms for Kiekhaefer Mercury in 1968, this color film promotes travel in Europe and various boating activities and recreation. It is a subtle advertisement for Mercury Outboard engines. Kiekhaefer Mercury company began in 1939 when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and ended up with a successful business selling motors through the Montgomery Ward catalog. Today, the company exists as Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation Opening: a boy reads in class. Title: Europe: Outboard Playground (:06-:43). Big Ben in London. Hustle and bustle of the city of London. London Bridge. Map is circled near London. Narrator explains that a man is being transferred from London to Wolverton, England. A canal. Boats on the canal (:44-1:43). A speedboat is on the canal. Maps on the sides of the canal. The countryside can be seen from the canals, animals run, green grass. Grand Union Canal system in England. Bridges for portions of the canal are up very high. A boat goes into a tunnel where it is dark and a light is used to see ahead. Tunnels are ventilated. Cows walk above on the ground. The end of the tunnel is approaching and light returns (1:44-4:21). There are many locks on the canal. Bottom and top gates are opened. Boats continue on their way. A woman exits the boat and the man stays in the boat. The woman opens the locks. She then walks forward to the next system. A man walks with a horse as the horse…

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27 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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