Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City

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1949 / 20min.

Rating6

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

This film visits many of the neighborhoods and landmarks on Manhattan Island and occasionally includes a history lesson. The neighborhoods include the Bowery, Chinatown, Herald Square, and Times Square. Some of the architectural highlights are the Empire State Building, the New York Public Library, Temple Emanuel, the Central Park Zoo, and the Rockefeller Center complex. The film ends with a visit to a dining room in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the Xavier Cugat Orchestra entertains.

Directors

Actors

Xavier Cugat

Ann Miller

James A. FitzPatrick

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