Television (1939)
Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of television, including the manufacture of the tubes, lab experiments, and an actual telecast. Shows RCA's production studios in Rockefeller Center, television demonstrations at the 1939–40 New York World's Fair, RCA's Empire State Building transmitter, and remote mobile broadcast units. One of a variety of "Reelisms" shorts produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. and Frank Donovan for RKO in the late 1930s.
Director: Frederic Ullman Jr.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: May 9, 1939
Cast
- André Baruch - Self - Narrator (voice)
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
technology, industry
More Films by Director: Frederic Ullman Jr.
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Television about?
- Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of television, including the manufacture of the tubes, lab experiments, and an actual telecast. Shows RCA's production studios in Rockefeller Center, television demonstrations at the 1939–40 New York World's Fair, RCA's Empire State Building transmitter, and remote mobile broadcast units. One of a variety of "Reelisms" shorts produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. and Frank Donovan for RKO in the late 1930s.
- Who directed Television?
- Television was directed by Frederic Ullman Jr..
- Who stars in Television?
- Television stars André Baruch.
- How long is Television?
- Television has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is Television?
- Television is a Documentary film.