The film's producers were Lowell Thomas, Merian C. The film closes with a sequence featuring soaring scenes of the natural landmarks of the American West, filmed from the nose of a low flying B-25, as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings " America the Beautiful", " Come, Come Ye Saints" and the " Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Also seen are views of Niagara Falls, a performance by a church choir (in black and white), a performance by the Vienna Boys' Choir, scenes of the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight in Spain, the "triumphal scene" from Aïda, a sound demonstration in stereo and scenes from Cypress Gardens amusement park featuring an elaborate waterskiing show. The film includes point-of-view scenes of the Atom Smasher roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, then moves on to a scene of the temple dance from the La Scala opera company's production of Aïda.
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At the conclusion of the 12-minute lecture, Thomas speaks the words "This is Cinerama" and the screen expands into the full Cinerama 2.65:1 aspect ratio and full color as a series of vignettes, narrated by Thomas, begins. The film begins in black and white and the standard Academy ratio as travel writer and newscaster Lowell Thomas appears to discuss the evolution of film entertainment, from the earliest cave paintings designed to suggest movement to the introduction of color and sound.
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