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Roads to Romance (1951)

1951 · Ephemeral film · 24 min

Synopsis

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; Pennsylvania Turnpike: Highway of Tomorrow; By Cayuga's Waters, Finger Lakes, New York; Lakes of the Twin Cities, Northern Minnesota; Fanthom Country, Utah - Cedar Breaks National Park; Olympic National Park; Columbia River Highway.

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Running time
24 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0663_Roads_to_Romance_12_29_40_00

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★ · Leave the Negro alone son, he'll soon dissapear... · Spuzz · 2014-03-11

An amazing collection of Road To Romance spots that takes us to Naragannset Bay in Rhode Island, Kentucky, The Twin Cities, and of course, that vacation paradise, The Pennsylvania Tuenpike. Actually all of these are quite entertaining, seeing stuff I've never seen before in these areas. Features a new annoying song for this series and about the most Stepford Wives-ish family you've ever seen. I mean, I can't think of any family who would stand in front of a statue of Molly Pitcher for 5 minutes, can you? 5 of these film features a family fwho I really began to like because they were just so…