The World of Tomorrow.

AuthorRothenberg, Robert S.

Jason Robard, Jr.'s narration of this look back at the 1939 New York Worlds Fair is half cynical, half nostalgic. The diametrically split approach echoes that of the documentary, which seems torn between praise and condemnation. Without a strong thread to follow, the video founders, leaving viewers wondering exactly what the filmmakers are trying to say about this last spectacular effort to revive a Depression-scarred nation as the shadows of war crept over Europe.

Overutilization of films that were shown at the Westinghouse World of Science exhibition helps drag down the interest that a...

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