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Baja Holiday (1961)

1961 · Short film · 22 min

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Produced for Richfield Oil Corp. (now part of ARCO) by Alfred Higgins Productions, "Baja Holiday" is a color travelogue film about the marlin fishing opportunities offered in Baja, Mexico. It was filmed by Alfred Higgins and William Clark with a script by Eric Strutt. This film was released in 1961. Opening: Richfield presents Baja Holiday (:08-:48). A marlin jumps up from the water. Airplanes on the tarmac at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Two men, in suits, point at planes and talk with one another at the airport. A jumbo jet lands at LAX. The men shake hands with another man who has just landed. The three men take a plane south of the border (:49-2:03). Three men talk onboard a plane. Snow capped mountains of California give way to the warm sight of Mexico. Plane lands on an airstrip at Palmilla, Los Cabos. The men are driven to a resort in Baja, California, they have their luggage and fishing poles. Beautiful blue waters of Baja. Men survey their gear for fishing. Waves crash against rocks at night (2:04-3:33). Sun rise. The men get into a car. Men get into their boat and head for sea. Across the water, the men rig their bait and set up their fishing poles. Captain uses wire to steer the boat. A dark fin in the water. A man reels in a fish, a giant marlin. The man keep reeling in the large fish, the boat rocks, the fish fights. The marlin seems to skip across the top of the waves (3:34-6:04). The marlin flies into the air and struggles as the battle between the…

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Running time
22 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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