“ THUNDERING WATERS “ 1950s NIAGARA FALLS TRAVELOGUE FILM U.S. / CANADA BORDER XD14734

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This late 1940s/early 1950s travelogue advertises experiences visitors may enjoy at and around Niagara Falls. It opens with an aerial shot (0:15) and then closer views of the “cataract“ (waterfall). Tourists observe from various angles. Cut to illustrated map (0:40) detailing U.S.–Canada borders, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Shots of the river illustrate while the narrator explains the concept of increasingly forceful moving water approaching the cataract. Aerial and ground-level views of the narrow gorge beyond the cataract (1:03) are followed by wider shots of Lake Ontario (1:16). Another illustrated map appears: the American Northeast / Canadian southwest, with states, provinces, and key bodies of water marked (Atlantic Ocean; St. Lawrence River and Gulf). A diagram appears of the upper / lower falls with internal drop distances marked (1:33). Wide-angle and aeri