This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British crown colony and the name Sri Lanka was 40 years in the future.
Production
Technicolor footage that cost more than the locals' annual wages, probably.
Director
James A. FitzPatrick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948; this film captures the twilight of British rule with zero self-awareness. The name change to Sri Lanka in 1972 made 'Ceylon' a ghost word.
James A. FitzPatrick narrated over 200 Traveltalks shorts — basically the original 'influencer' with a colonial passport.
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