Jamaica and Cuba: 1931

This 1931 silent travelogue, Jamaica and Cuba, shot in black-and-white 16mm by the Levy family, begins in Kingston, Jamaica, with crowded streets where Mrs. Levy hands coins to locals and poses with kids, while Mr. Levy cradles a baby goat. Scenes shift to Havana, Cuba, marked by a “12/30/31” title card, offering shipboard views of the skyline, a seaplane landing, and Oriental Park’s horse races. The Levys explore Sloppy Joe’s bar, golf on deck, and a capitol-like building, mingling with rowboat ads for Trocadero and street vendors. A pre-war lens on Caribbean life, it blends tourism with candid local encounters.