Once Upon An ElMovie
"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
About Once Upon An El
Once Upon An El is a 1955 movie directed by Daisy Aldan.
The production information lists a runtime of 21m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes James Broughton, Frank O'Hara, Kenward Elmslie, Jane Freilicher. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
