Minnesota: Land of Plenty (1942)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
With a title like this you know it would have to be an entry in MGM's TravelTalks series. This time out we travel to Minnesota with James A. FitzPatrick as we get our typical history lesson as well as candid views of the state in glorious Technicolor. We visit St. Paul, Rochester, Deluth and Minneapolis as well as visit various parts of the Mississippi River including where it starts (or ends depending on how you look at it) and eventually runs over 2500 miles to New Orleans. Also on hand is the St. Paul Cathedral and the state capital building, which was built in 1904. We learn that nearly half of the population lives on a farm and that the state has the largest pit iron mine in the country. If you're a fan of the series then you're going to find this entry as pleasant as any of them. We get a lot of great locations to look at and get to hear quite a few nice stories about the history.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
With a title like this you know it would have to be an entry in MGM's TravelTalks series. This time out we travel to Minnesota with James A. FitzPatrick as we get our typical history lesson as well as candid views of the state in glorious Technicolor. We visit St. Paul, Rochester, Deluth and Minneapolis as well as visit various parts of the Mississippi River including where it starts (or ends depending on how you look at it) and eventually runs over 2500 miles to New Orleans. Also on hand is the St. Paul Cathedral and the state capital building, which was built in 1904. We learn that nearly half of the population lives on a farm and that the state has the largest pit iron mine in the country. If you're a fan of the series then you're going to find this entry as pleasant as any of them. We get a lot of great locations to look at and get to hear quite a few nice stories about the history.