Movies: James A. FitzPatrick

This Traveltalk entry visits places along the Niagara River and gives the viewer spectacular images of Niagara Falls....

In this Traveltalk series short, we visit a region in Guatemala where the native Indian tribes live like their ancestors, without using most of the benefits of modern man. They not only grow their own vegetables and catch animals to eat, they also cu...

Visits to Gibraltar, Alhambra and Athens in the 1930s. Gibraltar, pan across harbor, naval ships, POV down main street with shops, Alhambra, Spain, Sierra Nevada mountains, Gate of Justice, Hall of the Ambassador, arabic letters, Court of Lions, Athe...

This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present....

This Traveltalk series short focuses on the sights and culture that define "Old England". Included is a visit to the Cotswold Hills area, a ride on the Wye River, and visits to Tintern Abbey in Wales and Laycock Abbey in Wiltshire, England....

A Traveltalk visit to the city of canals....

A visit to the structures built by the ancient Mayans at Chichén Itzá, on the Yucatán Peninsula....

This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villages, and fields with walls and fences built of stone without the use of mortar. We then visit Hope Castle in Castleblayney and end our journey in Galwa...

The first half of this Traveltalk entry is spent in the town of Bath, where we learn about the long history and architecture of the area. We then go to the coastal resort towns of Teignmouth and Torquay....

James A. FitzPatrick takes a look at colorful Guatemala....

This Traveltalk visit to China starts in Beijing, which at the time was officially called Peiping. Called the Imperial City, it consists of four separate districts. One of these is the famous Forbidden City, domicile of the Emperor. Later we take a t...

This documentary short features Chile's history, culture, and customs....

This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado....

A short about Nathaniel Hawthorne directed by documentary maker James A. FitzPatrick....

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British crown colony and the name Sri Lanka was 40 years in the future....

This Traveltalks short showcases the Paris International Exposition of 1937. It features a tour of the pavillions of several nations, as well as the spectacular water and light displays....

This Traveltalk series short begins with a look at Michigan's major educational institutions, which started as agricultural schools. We then visit the fish hatcheries at Grayling, which are used to keep the state's numerous lakes and rivers well stoc...

An elderly Franz Liszt (1811-1886), living in a monastery, recalls his lost, unrequited love on his birthday....

Fitzpatrick Traveltalks...

This Traveltalks entry visits the Golden Gate International Exposition. Sponsored by 11 western states of the United States and 28 foreign countries, this "world's Fair of the West" was built on Treasure Island, a man-made island in San Francisco Bay...