Synopsis
Provides a trip to the New York World's Fair of 1965, showing the various activities at the fair.
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Details
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- ToTheFairA
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · AArrrrrrrgh!! · Spuzz · 2005-03-21
'To The Fair' is a classic example of why I hate films like this. It just wishes that I was there while it was happening because EVERYTHING here looks wonderfully fun! A whole motley of people discover every aspect of the fair, including it's pavillions, rides and even the restaraunts. This film has a great 60's feel to it, and the narration is light and breezy. Like I said, I just wish I was there to experience it, because I would be there in a heartbeat. The only complaint I have about this film is people going on rides and not showing, or telling us what this ride is. But that's a nitpicky…
★★★★★ · Scene by scene/transcript · Helen Burgess · 2012-06-19
Opens with a flag "to the fair!" Follows with a montage of transportation: horses pulling (post?) across empty western landscape passenger airplane hovercraft middle class couple in modern horse drawn buggy through suburb double decker bus on highway camels snowmobile hot air balloon over mountains "Practically everybody in the world is coming to the fair." dude on walking water shoes partly submerged car couple on dual bicycle 11 people on single bicycle train with "your steel thruway to the fair gateway" and "ride the long island travel car (?)" city train NY in background crossing (GW?)…
★★★★★ · a fine film · cashel · 2003-09-01
this film is directed by alexander hammid. Several of his films are in the archives, His film career started in 1929 ,and at the age of 92 , he is living in new york..He never received due recognition as a master film maker, although his IMAX film received an oscar and still one of the most popular
★★★★★ · What a Great World's Fair Film! · ridetheory · 2004-04-11
Out of all the World's Fair movies in the Prelinger Archives, this has the best narrative flow. It follows various groups of people during their day at the fair: a family of five; a couple from India; two women schoolteachers; three Boy Scouts who get separated from their troup; a pair of young women pursued by two very ardent male suitors; and -- the only one to whom I can relate -- a bespectacled nerd who drives to the fair across the water in his amphibious car just so he can listen to the out-of-tune orchestrions. The beatific look on his face as he cocks his head to take in the cacophony…