Once Upon An El (1955)Stream and Watch Online

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Released January 1st, 1955, 'Once Upon An El' stars James Broughton, Frank O'Hara, Kenward Elmslie, Jane Freilicher The movie has a runtime of about 21 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from top users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: ""The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic documentary, Once Upon an El, in 8mm color with a 7 1/2 ips tape soundtrack. The 15-minute film's cast included John Ashberry, James Broughton, Chester Kallman, Frank O'Hara, Olga Petroff, Kermit Sheets, and other luminaries of the Avant-Garde, the soundtrack was composed by Storm de Hirsch. Once Upon An El documented the activities of a group of writers and composers...[demonstrating] against the demolition of New York's Third Avenue elevated railway (FMC 1967, 7-8) , which was demolished anyway" - Wheeler Winston Dixon" .