The City

Creator(s): Civic Films, Inc. Series: Motion Picture Film, 1939 - 1939 Collection: Civic Films, Inc., Collection, 1939 - 1939 General Note(s): Credits: Dir/Photog. Ralph Steiner, Willard van Dyke; Assoc. Prod. Henwar Rodakiewicz; Outline Script, Pare Lorentz; Comm Writ by, Lewis Mumford; Ed. Theodor Lawrence; Mus. Aaron Copland; Narr. Morris Carnovsky. Contributor: Producer, American Institute of Planners. Made by American Documentary Films, Inc. Scope & Content: On the need for town planning. Reel 1 contrasts sunny, serene New England countryside with smoky, noisy New York City. Healthy country boys ride hay wagons and run in fields. Pale city children play in a railroad yard. Reel 2 shows poor housing, traffic congestion, and inadequate play areas in New York. Stresses the frantic tempo of city life. Reel 3 shows a modern, planned town: safe and adequate play areas, abundant sunshine, spacious living quarters, clean factory buildings and grounds, ample shopping facilities, and a well devised street system. Contrasts this relaxed life with the hurried pace of the city. The planned towns shown are Greenbelt, Md., and Radburn, N.J. Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected] National Archives Identifier: 89849 Local Identifier: CIVIC-CIVIC-225 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/89849