Gifts of the Sun
Gifts of the Sun is a short film from ca. 1946 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Beautiful Kodachrome film showing how California dried fruit is grown, harvested, processed, sorted, weighed, and packed. With alluring imagery of apricots, prunes, peaches, and raisins.
| Gifts of the Sun | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Del Monte Food Products |
Production company | Del Monte Food Products |
| Distributed by | Del Monte Food Products |
Release date | ca. 1946 |
Running time | 17:52 |
| Language | English |
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Beautiful Kodachrome film showing how California dried fruit is grown, harvested, processed, sorted, weighed, and packed. With alluring imagery of apricots, prunes, peaches, and raisins.
Apricots, prunes, peaches and grapes shown on the branch/vine. Men on ladders harvesting fruit. Apricots being pitted and left to dry in the sun. Truck loaded with dried fruit entering packing house. Dried fruit being processed. Shots of hands sorting fruit on conveyor belt. Good shot of women measuring exact weight of prunes. Several shots of packaging by "whirling" machines.
People
- Story
- Gene Walker
- Photography
- Dave Butler
- Recording
- Bill Palmer
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