“VALLEY OF TRIUMPH” 1948 STATE OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY TRAVELOGUE MORMON FAITH XD45484

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1948 color film, “produced in cooperation with the state of Utah” by filmmaker Richard C. Sullivan provides a travelogue overview of natural landmarks and historic architecture in the Utah Valley, with many references to the Mormon faith and the achievements of its adherents (TRT: 29:18). Opening titles: “Viking Pictures presents” and “Valley of Triumph” over a spinning globe (0:08). “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them: and the desert shall rejoice and blossom...” A bible verse from the book of Isiah (0:48). Utah’s Great Salt Lake at sunset (1:20). A daytime view of the Salt Lake shore and a passing 1940s convertible automobile, with mountains and brine water in the background (1:46). Aerial photography and a panorama of the lake (1:57). POV a man cruising the lake in a small motorboat. Bathers in swimsuits (2:20). Two glass beakers,