James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor north to Washington, with Bob Carney to run them. Then he stands in the studio and babbles about geology, which he admits he knows nothing about.
There are some lovely views here, but the lack of people means a lack of movement. So, as the camera pans slowly across the vista, it's often only the camera motion the audience can see. This makes me wonder if these are pictures of Washington State or of postcards. Eventually there are people skiing down Mt. Rainier in shorts, and engaging in "tin-pants sliding" in which people wax the backs of their shorts -- no, that's not an euphemism -- and then slide down the snowy mountain.
The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.
There are some lovely views here, but the lack of people means a lack of movement. So, as the camera pans slowly across the vista, it's often only the camera motion the audience can see. This makes me wonder if these are pictures of Washington State or of postcards. Eventually there are people skiing down Mt. Rainier in shorts, and engaging in "tin-pants sliding" in which people wax the backs of their shorts -- no, that's not an euphemism -- and then slide down the snowy mountain.
The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.