Playlands of Michigan

March. 26,1949      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This Traveltalk series short visits several popular vacation spots in Michigan. Among them are Saugatuck, which hosts a school for artists during the summer; Zeeland, where descendants of Dutch settlers perform traditional Dutch dances wearing wooden shoes; the Silver Lake sand dunes, where specially outfitted cars race; and Colon, "The Magic Capitol of the World", which hosts an annual gathering of magicians.

James A. FitzPatrick as  Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

TrueJoshNight
1949/03/26

Truly Dreadful Film

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Tayloriona
1949/03/27

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Janae Milner
1949/03/28

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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Cheryl
1949/03/29

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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Michael_Elliott
1949/03/30

Playgrounds of Michigan (1949) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Another entry in the long running MGM's series from James A. FitzPatrick. This time we take a look at a few places to rest and relax in Michigan with our trip starting in Saginaw. We head down the Kalamazoo River where we learn that Indians originally named it for "where water boils in pot." In Saugatuck we see that people of all ages come there to learn painting and we even meet magician Percy Evans who typically works in a city of eight-hundred people but that number doubles one week in September when a festival takes place. All in all this is pretty much what you'd expect from the series as we get the typical nice narration, plenty of good stories and of course it's all in beautiful Technicolor. The print shown on TCM wasn't in the greatest shape but there was still enough detail to see how beautiful the waters were. Fans of the series will certainly want to check this one out and especially if they're like me and must see each one that was made.

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kpople
1949/03/31

To everyone who enjoys travel related documentaries. The travel pictures created in the late forties and fifties were outstanding.I really enjoyed the "Playlands of Michigan". It took me back to just before I was born but the facts remain very similar today. Thanks to Turner Classic Movies for showing these shorts. Also enjoyed the old cars (new at the time though....).I would think these should be used as history lessons in the worlds schools today. Especially because most of the traditions are still being kept. Only fashions and vehicles have really changed.Please keep them coming.thanks

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