A theatrical travelogue telling a story of travel in Central and South Florida seen through the eyes of an Austrian artist. Color cameras caught the iconic water skiing girls at Dick Pope's Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven. The film also ...See moreA theatrical travelogue telling a story of travel in Central and South Florida seen through the eyes of an Austrian artist. Color cameras caught the iconic water skiing girls at Dick Pope's Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven. The film also featured Miami attractions: Parrot Jungle, Rare Bird Farm, Monkey Jungle and Theater of the Sea in Islamorada. A publicity piece provided by Warner Bros., who had released 19 films about Florida during the 20 years prior to the 1957 film claimed, "Without question, Chasing the Sun does the greatest selling job for Florida to date, either by magazine, newspaper, or motion picture." They expected 50 million to view the movie across the U.S.
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