Pastoral Panoramas (1950)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This entry in the TravelTalks series takes us back to England where we learn that after WWII the country tried to make the effort to turn their land into a valuable asset. We see the large farms with the entire family (including grandma) working and see a local blacksmith who doesn't appear to have grown with the times. Also on hand is the burial site of poet Thomas Gray and the Cambridge American Military cemetery. If you've seen one of these then you know what to expect and this entry lives up to the nice quality of the series. Once again it's the Technicolor that really jumps out at you even if the print shown on TCM was in pretty bad condition. The golden look of the crops is what really stands out as does the beautiful white crosses at the cemetery. James A. FitzPatrick's narration once again fits the film.