Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks

[2][3] Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and a crew of three — photographers Harry Sharp and Chuck Lewis and co-director Victor Fleming — journey around the World and report on various cultural curiosities and the humor they find in everyday life overseas.

En route, Fairbanks exercises aboard the ocean liner Belgenland, displaying his athlete's physique while doing deck drills.

[citation needed] At this point, the live action is interrupted by a short animated sequence of Mickey Mouse dancing to Siamese music.

In India, the film focuses on the Taj Mahal, life on the Ganges river, a Hindu cremation ceremony, a performance of trained birds stringing beads, the Palace of Kushabaha and an elephant trip to hunt for a leopard.

The film concludes with a "magic carpet" ride back to Hollywood, which incorporates aerial footage of Chicago and the Los Angeles basin.