Progress Island U.S.A. (1973)

Name: Progress Island U.S.A.
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-01-01

13m

Running Time

Plot.

The film presents a description of Puerto Rico of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It shows some of what the island had to offer at that time and explains that Puerto Rico is "American in every respect", except for its "360 days of sunshine", due to the results of Operation Bootstrap.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

John Facenda

Narrator

Jorge Delgado

Director

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1973

Status
Released

Running Time
13m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

Wiki.

Progress Island U.S.A. is a 1973 short subject film directed by Jorge Delgado and made by the Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration to promote the burgeoning U.S. Commonwealth.

The film, produced by Fucci/Stone Productions, Inc in 1973, presents a description of Puerto Rico of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It shows some of what the island had to offer at that time. The commercial short, which is only 13 minutes long, explains that Puerto Rico is "American in every respect" except for its "360 days of sunshine," due to the results of Operation Bootstrap.

The short appeared in Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 621, as support for the main feature, The Beast of Yucca Flats.