
Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'
Documentary
Overview
This Traveltalk series short visits Los Angeles, California. In one of the highlights of the film, narrator James FitzPatrick visits the Disney cartoon studio and shakes hands with Walt Disney.
Top Cast


James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick
Narrator (voice)
James A. FitzPatrick
Narrator (voice)


Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self
Walt Disney
Self
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