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Licorice train

Basic Information

Inventory ID 514260
Production Type SHORT
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Donor Code 2853 - Packard Humanities Institute: Sabucat Collection
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Format & Technical

Format Size 16
Format Type SAFETY-REVERSAL
Element Info PRINT
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Color Format COL.
Sound Format OPT^^^^
Item Holdings 1
Total Reels 1

Condition

Deterioration 0

Notes

Pallet number 28^Moderately faded. Vertical scratch.^From end credits: Distributed by the International Film Foundation ^From International Film Foundation website (http://www.internationalfilmfoundation.org/films/show/859):^Summary: A film, set in New York City, about a Black child who lives and plays in a devastated neighborhood, all the while imagining that a grubby subway has become a sleek silver train that he commands. Contrasting shots show the "other" New York, the Central Park boat lake, the zoo, and children with cotton candy. Without dialog. (NYPL catalog)^Country/Location: U.S.A. (New York)^^Production Company: Stan Woodward^^Running Time: 7 min.^^Years Filmed: 1971^^Decade Produced: 1970s^^Years Distributed: -1972^^Notes: Filmed in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The elevated train featured is the Myrtle Ave El which was torn down shortly after. ^-- TJL 6/20/2013

Inventory Items (1)

Reel # Barcode Can Size Reel Size Location Notes
SV0000761056 400ft S209-37B-05