City Within a City, A
City Within a City, A is a short film from 1964/04/00 released on 35mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Film on the Pan Am Building in New York City.
04:04:20:18 VS men working on skyscraper construction site in New York City. Construction workers in hardhats; steel beams, cranes; sparks from welding.
04:08:20:19 VS construction workers in hardhats mixing and pouring concrete.
04:09:28:09 Construction workers with harnesses working on steel beams of skyscraper towering precariously over New York City skyline. Building the Pan Am (now MetLife) building.
04:09:47:07 Two construction workers on top story of skyscraper pulling in large slab of concrete delivered by crane; New York City down below.
04:09:51:11 Man welding on top of skyscraper. Central Park and Upper West Side of Manhattan visible below.
04:09:53:15 CU hammering nail.
04:10:18:26 Low angle unfinished Pan Am building (now Metropolitan Life).
04:10:29:07 VS inside unfinished Pan Am building; bare frame of building, concrete and steel; CU pipes; CU sign Danger High Voltage.
04:10:56:02 Camera lead by flashlight down dark concrete wall hallway dimly lit by bare bulbs; camera passes sign with arrow 200 Park Ave. Building Office.
04:11:38:11 Statue of Erwin Wolfson developer of the Pan Am building project.
04:12:04:21 1970s futuristic circular information desk in Pan Am building. Undulating white walls with Pan Am sign and map of world; everything in white.
04:12:27:22 Pan Am building shot from below towering over Grand Central Station.
04:13:04:09 VS of New York City from atop the Pan Am building.
04:14:06:27 VS interior of NYC abandoned office building in ruins; corridor with torn down walls, floor littered with debris; CU phone with rotary dials covered in dust; CU chair pulled out from desk covered in dust on floor littered with drywall debris and papers; CU four desk drawers cascading outward; CU dusty drawer of index cards; empty waste basket with paper and dust littered on surrounding floor.
04:14:28:16 CU man s boots and drill breaking up concrete and brick
04:14:31:15 VS demolition men demolishing old office building in New York City.
04:14:51:08 Great VS man sitting on steel beam of demolished building frame with protective glasses, backward cap, and cigarette in mouth, cutting steel beam with torch.
04:15:12:27 VS construction workers working on rails in subway tunnel.
04:16:55:02 VS steel beams lifted by crane; fitting beams into building frame.
04:17:51:06 Two builders in construction helmets, one smoking cigarette, installing floor on high up floor of building; overlooking NYC.
04:18:55:188 VS CU machine parts: fuses; copper wire winding in machine; wires and circuits.
04:19:13:10 Pan over downtown area of New York City from high elevation into the Pan Am building in process of being built.
04:23:07:19 Great shot of construction worker crossing top of Pan Am building frame with long wood plank; Empire state building centered in frame in background, framed within Pan Am building steel frame.
04:23:16:20 Top of Pan Am building under construction. Top of Chrysler building peaking over horizon of Pan Am building.
04:23:19:11 VS sculptor sculpting face of Erwin Wolfson.
04:23:34:04 Brown elevator door opens; young professional looking men and women in coats exit elevator.| City Within a City, A | |
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| Produced by | Sandak Productions |
Production company | Sandak Productions |
| Distributed by | Sandak Productions |
Release date | 1964/04/00 |
Running time | 1055 feet |
| Language | English |
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