A Guided Tour of Ross Allen’s Reptile Institute (195?)
Guided Tour Productions, Inc.
Promotional film for tourist attractions at Silver Springs, Florida. Ross Allen, “famous star of wildlife adventure movies”, in small boat along Silver River w/ son Tom.
23:00:11 Spots an 8ft alligator, dives in & wrestles it; good underwater shots of Allen fighting w/ alligator. Allen puts alligator in enclosure at his Reptile Institute.
23:01:32 Visitors touring preserved Seminole Indian village in grounds of Institute. Visitors watching Indians from behind fences. VO “they enjoy posing for visitors’ cameras” Indian children playing, women grinding corn meal. Seminole Indian man demonstrates how to overpower alligator. Ross Allen poses w/ Seminole Indian mother & her newborn baby.
23:03:36 Reptile demonstrator puts boa constrictor around 17 year-old girl from audience - forces smile for camera. Young boy being shown various small snakes for sale as sister watches w/ disapproving expression. Pink flamingos in pond.
23:05:00 Ross Allen & son Tom in boat on display pool - unleash 20ft anaconda which Ross wrestles - underwater photography - VO “one of the most thrilling episodes of his adventurous life” - Tom takes over & constrictor wraps around him - helped by father - subdued anaconda returned to display enclosure. Rattle snake lecture / demonstration - Allen in enclosure w/ many snakes which he provokes into trying to bite him. Handler demonstrates venom extraction.
23:09:55 Visitors on ‘Jungle Cruise’ down Silver River. Colony of wild monkeys; fish seen from glass-bottomed boats. Herd of tame deer at park. Visitor poses outside ‘Carriage Cavalcade’ automobile exhibit. ‘Prince of Peace Memorial’ depicting life of Christ in scuplture.
23:12:12 Bathing beauties perform synchronised swimming routine. Pool filled w/ baby alligators.
Tourism; Theme Parks; Zoos; Nature; Crocodiles; Oddities; Racism; 1950s / 1960s; Tourists; Exhibits - Human; Ethnic; Wrestling Animals; American Indians; Entertainment;
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A Guided Tour of Ross Allen’s Reptile Institute (195?) Guided Tour Productions, Inc. Promotional film for tourist attractions at Silver Springs, Florida. Ross Allen, “famous star of wildlife adventure movies”, in small boat along Silver River w/ son Tom. 23:00:11 Spots an 8ft alligator, dives in & wrestles it; good underwater shots of Allen fighting w/ alligator. Allen puts alligator in enclosure at his Reptile Institute. 23:01:32 Visitors touring preserved Seminole Indian village in grounds of Institute. Visitors watching Indians from behind fences. VO “they enjoy posing for visitors’ cameras” Indian children playing, women grinding corn meal. Seminole Indian man demonstrates how to overpower alligator. Ross Allen poses w/ Seminole Indian mother & her newborn baby. 23:03:36 Reptile demonstrator puts boa constrictor around 17 year-old girl from audience - forces smile for camera. Young boy being shown various small snakes for sale as sister watches w/ disapproving expression. Pink flamingos in pond. 23:05:00 Ross Allen & son Tom in boat on display pool - unleash 20ft anaconda which Ross wrestles - underwater photography - VO “one of the most thrilling episodes of his adventurous life” - Tom takes over & constrictor wraps around him - helped by father - subdued anaconda returned to display enclosure. Rattle snake lecture / demonstration - Allen in enclosure w/ many snakes which he provokes into trying to bite him. Handler demonstrates venom extraction. 23:09:55 Visitors on ‘Jungle Cruise’ down Silver River. Colony of wild monkeys; fish seen from glass-bottomed boats. Herd of tame deer at park. Visitor poses outside ‘Carriage Cavalcade’ automobile exhibit. ‘Prince of Peace Memorial’ depicting life of Christ in scuplture. 23:12:12 Bathing beauties perform synchronised swimming routine. Pool filled w/ baby alligators. Tourism; Theme Parks; Zoos; Nature; Crocodiles; Oddities; Racism; 1950s / 1960s; Tourists; Exhibits - Human; Ethnic; Wrestling Animals; American Indians; Entertainment;