Where to Watch Once Upon An El (1955)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Once Upon An El' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Once Upon An El' right now, here are some finer points about the Folder Editions flick.

Once Upon An El starring James Broughton, Frank O'Hara, Kenward Elmslie, Jane Freilicher has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 21 min, and a scheduled release date of January 1st, 1955.

Here’s what’s going on in this one... Here's the plot: ""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" .