Play In The Snow (1945)

Shows children enjoying winter sports, making a snow man, playing fox and geese, sledding and skiing.

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Production Company: Encyclopedia Britannica Films
Audio/Visual: sound, B&W
Keywords: need keyword

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: ERD - - May 10, 2006
Subject: Cute 1945 idyllic film for youngsters

A cute 1945 idyllic film showing children having fun doing different activites in the snow. It is made for youngsters, and back in 1945 I am sure they enjoyed watching it.

Reviewer: Karma Hawk - - March 27, 2005
Subject: "I question the educational value of this assembly"

Another reviewer said that this reminds him of "Jay Can Do It." I would say that would be a fair comparasson, both of these films exist seemingly just for the heck of it. Having said that "Play In The Snow" is a much better film than "Jay can do it" due to the fact that watching kids play in the snow is more fun than watching kids do household chores. The best part of this film is the kids naming the Snowman "Wellington" and then taking off thier caps, bowing and saying "How do you do Mr. Wellington"

Reviewer: Spuzz - - February 26, 2004
Subject: Doing the Snow Job

In an attempt to defuse their critics which told the EB people that their films were too dull, they made "Play In The Snow" where 3 kids, led by staple-named Bill go out and frolic frolic frolic. See them build a snow man! See them play a game which I never heard of before now called "Foxes and Geese"! See them cross country skiing (which brings back haunting memories for me)! What this all means is anyone's guess. Bad dubbing, somewhat bored kids and just the overall EB athetic makes this film ho-hum.

Reviewer: Steve Nordby - - November 19, 2003
Subject: Stupid but fun

I find it amazing that the normally sane people at Encyclopedia Britanica felt they needed to make an instructional film about how to play in the snow! This ranks with "Jay Can Do It" and the other pointless Britanica film "Surprise For Jean" in "what-the-hell-were-they-thinking"-ness.