Apart from color, which was true of all the MGM TravelTalks pictures, this is an incredibly boring picture. I watched it mostly because I grew up in the Washington, DC area and wanted to see what it looked like back in 1940. Well, aside from marveling at all the undeveloped area surrounding the city (ALL of which is developed today), all I got was a dull bit of narration and a few federal buildings and embassies. All in all, it's about 10 minutes of my life I am missing and wish I hadn't bothered in the first place. Uninspired, slow and without a single bit of energy, I can think of 1001 things BETTER to do with my time (such as cleaning out my navel).