The automat, a Slice of Pie Productions presents ; written by Michael Levine ; produced & directed by Lisa Hurwitz
Type
Label
The automat, a Slice of Pie Productions presents ; written by Michael Levine ; produced & directed by Lisa Hurwitz
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The automat
Oclc number
1337060902
Responsibility statement
a Slice of Pie Productions presents ; written by Michael Levine ; produced & directed by Lisa Hurwitz
Runtime
79
Summary
The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation's restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick, be it a slice of pie, macaroni, and cheese, or a Salisbury steak. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, the working class, Blacks, and women, all of whom were often not welcome in restaurants. Featuring interviews with Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Colin Powell, and Elliott Gould, The Automat illustrates how the company both served the public with great food and at the same time treated its employees with fairness and integrity
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Horn & Hardart (Firm) -- History
- Feature films
- Horn & Hardart Automat-Cafeteria Building (New York, N.Y. : 2710 Broadway) -- History
- Historical films
- Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York
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- Nonfiction films
- Restaurants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Horn & Hardart (Firm) -- History
- Feature films
- Horn & Hardart Automat-Cafeteria Building (New York, N.Y. : 2710 Broadway) -- History
- Historical films
- Restaurants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
- Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York
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