Banana Story

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

3 Jun 1957

Date recorded

3 May 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Circus in Training
2. 2Dream House
3. 3Banana Story

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Did you know that 2,500 million bananas are eaten in this country every year? The fruit of the wise men, as the banana used to be called when it grew wild in India, is today widely cultivated and nowhere more efficiently than in Jamaica. This visit to a banana plantation reveals all the care and treatment which the fruit receives before it reaches our tables.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Banana Plantation".

Keywords

Food and cooking; Agriculture

Locations

West Indies; Jamaica

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

429

Story extras:

Film clip

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