The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair: History and Collection Facts
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair: Original format: Film, video. Medium: Film, Video. Genre: Advertising.
Collection details
- Original format: Film, video
- Medium: Film, Video
- Genre: Advertising
- Language: English
- Collection: AFI/David Shepard Collection
- Repository: Motion Picture, Broadcasting And Recorded Sound Division
- Call number: MAVIS identifier: 21068
- Catalogue date: 1939
- Catalogue subjects: Advertising
- Named contributors: Snody, Robert R. (Director); Westinghouse Electric (Sponsor); Audio Productions (Production company); Steiner, William, 1903-1968 (Cinematographer)
Catalogue notes
- Credits: Cast: Marjorie Lord (Babs), James Lydon (Bud), Ruth Lee (Mother), Harry Shannon (Father), Adora Andrews (Grandma), Douglas Stark (Jim Treadway), George J. Lewis (Nick Makaroff), Georgette Harvey (Maid). With Ray Perkins, Helen Bennett.
- Summary: "This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who believes in improving society by working through corporations. The Middletons experience Westinghouse's technological marvels at the Fair and win back their daughter from her leftist boyfriend"--Internet Archive.
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