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English. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair is a 1939 American film directed by Robert R. Snody produced by Westinghouse for their exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 2012, the film was added to the National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." [2][3][4]
Dec 31, 2014 · 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.
- 55 min
The story of a family from Indiana who comes to New York to see the Fair, and in particular, the Westinghouse exhibit. Here a boy from back home, Jim, who works at the Fair takes the family around and explains the many wonders of science to them, meanwhile trying to convince Bud, the young son, that machinery instead of taking jobs away from people makes more for them. He is opposed in his views by Dick, a radical artist. A little romance is also injected into the story through the young ...
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair: Directed by Robert R. Snody. With Marjorie Lord, Jimmy Lydon, Ruth Lee, Harry Shannon. The Middleton family visits the 1939 New York World's Fair and witnesses the advent of the future, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.
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- Drama
- Robert R. Snody
- 1939-04-30
The Middleton Family at the New York World’s Fair pits a bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who believes in improving society by working through corporations. In experiencing together Westinghouse’s technological marvels at the fair, the family win back their daughter from her left-leaning boyfriend.
- 109 min
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair. [ Enter] This web-project is designed to celebrate and explore the Middleton Family as a site where American ideology was shaped and sold at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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In this film, directed by Robert S. Snody, the Middleton Family visits the 1939 New York World's Fair. As their name and Indiana origins suggest, the Middletons are designed to represent the middle class response to the Fair's imagined future of consumables and social improvement. The film is classic corporate spin.
