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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part III)
- Year
- 1939
- Abstract
- Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
- Notes
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Produced: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 19:34
Audio/Visual: Si, C - Keyword
- World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40;Amateur films;Amateur films
- Theme
- partial shot list
- Review
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Outdoor stage show (dancing girls, little person versus strongman, overweight dancers, flapper and keystone cops, juggler, balancing act, can-can)
Giant revolving cash register (gave fair attendence)
Barker for "Jack Sheridan's Magazine Covers", woman on marquee
Interior, topless women posing as magazine covers
Artists' Village marquee
RIDES
Silver Streak ride
Some sort of observation crane ride, views of midway
Frank Buck, "Bring Em Back Alive" exhibit
African drummers
Man riding on elephant head
Chimp in sailor hat, smoking
Crowd shots
Artificial mountain
Monkey w/ balloon
Camel ride
"Nature's Mistakes" sideshow marquee
RIDE
Water-Bugs (bumper boats)
Sideshow, "Chester Hale's Extase", barker
Interior, topless Salome dance
Fountain Lake at Night, fireworks
(Reviewer: ridetheory) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F