TravelTalks goes to Stockholm a couple of years before the war. They do start with soldiers on parade, but the narration insists on mentioning the country's neutrality. I don't know much about Stockholm or Sweden. It looks like a fine capital city. They make a big deal about cooperative businesses and mentions socialism. The city looks pretty and there are plenty of boats. The big people watching moment is two brunette ladies as the narration tells us that not all Swedes are blonde. It ends with a beautiful sunset. It all looks very beautiful, but I don't much more to add about this pretty place.
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Say Again?
boblipton9 September 2023
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras over to Scandinavia with Winton Hoch to run them, and then tries to think of nice things to say about the capital of Sweden. He doesn't have much success, as he repeatedly tells his audience that Sweden is built on a bunch of islands, is therefore called 'the Venice of the north" and there are lots of boats.
We also hear about food, particularly smorgasbord and the national poet without any translations. Other than that's, there are lots of pictures of buildings. Apparently the city's inhabitants are just the sort of people you might encounter in any large western city.
The copy of this travelogue that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.
We also hear about food, particularly smorgasbord and the national poet without any translations. Other than that's, there are lots of pictures of buildings. Apparently the city's inhabitants are just the sort of people you might encounter in any large western city.
The copy of this travelogue that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott8 August 2010
Stockholm: Pride of Sweden (1937)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Nice entry in MGM's TravelTalks series takes us to (as the title says) Stockholm where we learn that 500,000 people live there and none of them are poor and that the place is happy to say that there aren't any beggars. We then learn that boats are the best way to get around, that the place is very peaceful and no wars could ever happen there and that most people have electricity and a telephone. James A. FitzPatrick also breaks the myth that only blondes come from Sweden and finally we get to see the famous Town Hall, built in 1922 at $22 million. If you're familiar with the TravelTalks series then you know what to expect. As usual, we get some nice stories about the place we're visiting but we also get some terrific visuals thanks to the Technicolor. I thought the film did get off to a bit of a weird start since it's bragging about there not being any slums and that tourists don't have to worry about poor people begging for items.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Nice entry in MGM's TravelTalks series takes us to (as the title says) Stockholm where we learn that 500,000 people live there and none of them are poor and that the place is happy to say that there aren't any beggars. We then learn that boats are the best way to get around, that the place is very peaceful and no wars could ever happen there and that most people have electricity and a telephone. James A. FitzPatrick also breaks the myth that only blondes come from Sweden and finally we get to see the famous Town Hall, built in 1922 at $22 million. If you're familiar with the TravelTalks series then you know what to expect. As usual, we get some nice stories about the place we're visiting but we also get some terrific visuals thanks to the Technicolor. I thought the film did get off to a bit of a weird start since it's bragging about there not being any slums and that tourists don't have to worry about poor people begging for items.
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