City Within a City, A

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Film on the Pan Am Building in New York City.

04:04:20:18 VS men working on skyscraper construction site in New York City. Construction workers in hardhats; steel beams, cranes; sparks from welding.

04:08:20:19 VS construction workers in hardhats mixing and pouring concrete.

04:09:28:09 Construction workers with harnesses working on steel beams of skyscraper towering precariously over New York City skyline. Building the Pan Am (now MetLife) building.

04:09:47:07 Two construction workers on top story of skyscraper pulling in large slab of concrete delivered by crane; New York City down below.

04:09:51:11 Man welding on top of skyscraper. Central Park and Upper West Side of Manhattan visible below.

04:09:53:15 CU hammering nail.

04:10:18:26 Low angle unfinished Pan Am building (now Metropolitan Life).

04:10:29:07 VS inside unfinished Pan Am building; bare frame of building, concrete and steel; CU pipes; CU sign “Danger High Voltage.”

04:10:56:02 Camera lead by flashlight down dark concrete wall hallway dimly lit by bare bulbs; camera passes sign with arrow “200 Park Ave. Building Office.”

04:11:38:11 Statue of Erwin Wolfson developer of the Pan Am building project.

04:12:04:21 1970s futuristic circular information desk in Pan Am building. Undulating white walls with Pan Am sign and map of world; everything in white.

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Sandak Productions

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