This Is Ecuador

Description	An Inter-American affairs film intended to foster alliance and educate U.S. audiences about the Ecuadoran nation. "All who live in our hemisphere know that it must be kept as a place of freedom" states narration, urging the alliance of all the Americas in the fight against the Axis. The role of Ecuador and its Galapagos Islands territory in the defense of the Panama Canal are emphasized. Ecuadoran natural resources in service of the Allied cause include balsa wood and oil. Narration characterizes the viewpoint of the Ecuadoran people as supportive of the U.S. in the war: "Ecuador can hope for its rightful and untrammeled place in the family of nations only through the triumph of the United States and its allies." Concurrently, U.S. viewers are assured, "its good to know in these days of war that here is a friendly nation, a land ready for cooperation, for mutual defense..."
Creator	United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs Borge Hansen-Moller : produced and directed by Kenneth Richter : camera
Contributor	Jorge Landivar Ugarte : supervision for Ecuadorian government Virigina Ayars : research
Date Issued	1942
Spatial Coverage	Panama Canal Galapagos Islands Quito, Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador
Duration	00:17:52
Color/Black & White	B&W
Sound/Silent	Sound
Nation of Origin	U.S.