The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Summary
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 daughter, Babs, whom both Dick and Jim wish to marry. Notable exhibits include a dishwashing contest between Mrs. Modern and Mrs. Drudge, the Westinghouse time capsule, and Elektro, the smoking robot.
Names
Snody, Robert R., film director, screenwriter
Hunter, G. R., contributor
Drummond, Reed, 1901-1982, contributor
Lord, Marjorie, actor
Lydon, James, 1923-2022, actor
Lee, Ruth, 1895-1975, actor
Shannon, Harry, 1890-1964, actor
Lewis, George, 1903-1995, actor
Harvey, Georgette, actor
Steiner, William, cinematographer
Feuerman, Sol S., film editor
Keller, Walter E., 1892-1962, art director
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, presenter, sponsor
Audio Productions, production company
Modern Talking Picture Service, film distributor
Created / Published
United States : Modern Talking Picture Service, 1939.
Headings
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
- New York World's Fair--(1939-1940 :--New York, N.Y.)
- Technology
- Inventions
- Families--New York (State)--New York