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- A speculative look at man's technological achievements in the future.
- DirectorRobert W. LarsenTwo perky teens explore every inch of the telephone exhibit at Seattle's fair.
- StarsVincent PelletierA short film made for the General Motors Corp. to showcase its "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. The exhibit's "Highways and Horizons" pavilion imagines what it would be like in the "wonder world" of 1960--20 years in the future.
- DirectorLance BirdTom JohnsonStarsJason RobardsAdora AndrewsKing George VIDocumentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair.
- DirectorRobert R. SnodyStarsMarjorie LordJimmy LydonRuth LeeThe Middleton family visits the 1939 New York World's Fair and witnesses the advent of the future, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.
- DirectorJohn NorlingStop motion animation on how a car is assembled "by itself".
- DirectorFrederic Ullman Jr.StarsAndré BaruchRKO Pathé Reelisms tour of the New York World's Fair.
- New York Fair in 1939 was the most expansive worlds fair throughout our worlds history. Many nations participated, contributing to the world fair in which the core purpose was to show the world of the future. All attractions were based on concepts in which had positive impacts for the days to come. Within two seasons, more than 40 million people had visited the fair. With the worlds minds peacefully allied, six month later after the grand opening, the Second World War would begin.
- DirectorJohn NorlingStarsEdward BowesThrough stop motion, a car is built piece-by-piece in 3-D with the added enhancement of music and sound effects. Each part becomes "alive" and has its own distinct characteristics. Originally made for the 1939 World's Fair.
- DirectorSusan BellowsStarsJoe MortonBy 1939 Americans were still struggling to end the Great Depression. Their dreams of peace and prosperity were celebrated at World's Fairs in New York and San Francisco. However, prosperity did not come in peacetime. Millions fled the "dust bowl" states to finally find work in new defense industries. While the New Deal changed America forever, it was war that ended the Great Depression.
- DirectorScott HuegerichBob MianoStarsJohn DavidFrancis SlayOzzie SmithA fascinating view of the largest World's Fair in history held in 1904. Hundreds of images, early film footage, and engaging interviews bring to life stories of dog-eating tribes on exhibit, marathon runners openly administered drugs, and the alleged creation of the ice cream cone and iced tea.
- DirectorStephen TylerStarsPeggy Scott LabordeA look back at the 1984 Louisiana World's Exposition. While it was the only World's Fair to declare bankruptcy when it was running it spurred redevelopment in that area of New Orleans, a success that continues until today.
- DirectorDavid RottermanStarsSusan J. BaerThe story of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1st to October 31st of 1898.
- DirectorMarlene RichardsonStarsLady Bird JohnsonLinda WassermanA history of HemisFair '68, the World's Fair held in San Antonio, Texas from April 6 through October 6, 1968.
- StarsHarlan SapersteinA look at the expositions known as "World's Fairs," which have served as showcases for entertainment, cultural events and new technology.
- StarsJane Pauley
- DirectorRich HanleyStarsJudd HirschAn extraordinary documentary narrated by Judd Hirsch that takes a fresh look at the sights and sounds of this once-in-a-lifetime event.
- StarsAlison KartevoldThe 1974 Spokane World's Fair is recalled in interviews with community leaders who organized the event; home movies of the construction of the site; and footage of activities in the international pavilions.
- DirectorTony IanzeloColin LowAbout transportation made for the Expo 86 World Fair in Vancouver.
- DirectorBayley SilleckFrancis ThompsonENERGY! ENERGY! takes us in spectacular leaps from 17th century, where muscle power was the principle energy source, through the early use of wind and water mills, and we experience the coming of the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine, and the motor car. The film portrays the vitality and the problems of our modern technological society and our dependence upon fossil fuels while it explores dramatic new possibilities for the future.