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A Few Things I Know About Miami

Runtime
30m
Genres
Documentary
Directed By
Not Available
A Few Things I Know About Miami

This film consists of five segments which interweave archival footage with interviews to highlight aspects of Miami's history. The segments are: On Flagler Street--about the old movie palaces; Down on Second Avenue--the Black entertainment mecca of the 1920's and 1930's; Waiting at the station--the railroad; Night lights--a family of neon sign makers; On the river--Plato Cook and commerce on the Miami river.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Jimmy Barnett

Self (Olympia Theater Worker)

Ralph Renick

Self (Archival Material, WTVJ)

Clyde Killens

Self (Manager, Knight Beat)

Stanley Sweeting

Self (Columnist, Miami New Times; Editor, Nite Life)

Chuck Beall

Self (Train Conductor)

Dick Beall

Self (Train Conductor)

Alphonso Melo

Self (Neon Sign Maker)

Albert Melo

Self (Neon Sign Maker)

Rick Reid

Self (Captain, Wrestler II)

Jeff Kellum

Self (Captain, Atlas)

Jim Ratigan

Self (1st Mate, Atlas)

Plato Cox

Self (King of the River)

Crew

Bob DeFlores

Archival Footage Coordinator

Dorothy Fields

Archival Footage Research

The Miami Herald

Archival Footage Research

Harold "Jack" Jones

Archival Footage Research

Seth Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Myrna Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Brian Eno

Music

Robert Fripp

Music

Steve Reich

Music

Darrell Calvin

Thanks

Jim Dalton

Thanks

Wometco Theaters, Inc.

Thanks

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