Synopsis
Travelogue sponsored by a railroad company serving New York City. Approaching the metropolis by rail, the film covers major tourist destinations such as Coney Island, Times Square, celebrated nightclubs, and Rockefeller Center, where NBC provides an experimental television demonstration.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Writer
- Gordon Auchincloss
- Cinematography
- Waldo E. Austin
- Studio
- The New York Central Railroad
- Released
- 1942-01-02
- Running time
- 21 minutes
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Post-War New York · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-12-17
Some fine shots are the highlight of this film, with pleasant narration and appropriate stock music. Everything seems to be covered. This seems to be an odd film for 1942, with the war going on and travel restricted (though there is footage of a sailor in uniform and an "execution of Mussolini" exhibit at Coney Island). Also live television studio broadcasts were ended in N.Y. Perhaps it's later footage as we also see Annie Get Your Gun and O Mistress Mine on Broadway, which didn't open until 1946. The beginning of the film is at the end.
