CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 1h 23m · NR

The World of Tomorrow

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Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards Jr. as a child at the World's Fair and clips from the promotional film "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" (1939).

Directed byLance Bird, Tom Johnson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
EN
Released
December 31, 1984
Studios
ThirteenAmerican PortraitMedia Study

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self / Narrator

Adora Andrews

Grandma Middleton (archive footage)

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Mom Middleton (archive footage)

Marjorie Lord

Babs Middleton (archive footage)

Jimmy Lydon

Jimmy Lydon

Bud Middleton (archive footage)

Ray Middleton

Ray Middleton

Self - Vocalist (archive footage)

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Pop Middleton (archive footage)

Douglas Stark

Jim Treadway (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Lance Bird
Tom Johnson
Written by
John Crowley
Produced by
Tom Johnson
Lance Bird

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