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CONEY ISLAND
(New York, U.S.A.)

    The following is an alphabetical list of videos dealing exclusively with Coney Island and its Amusement Parks in New York, New York, U.S.A. For more information, see the categories in our Books section, which may contain books with some parts devoted to Coney Island. You may also wish to look further under Videos, as some others may also discuss Coney Island parks as part of broader or alternate subjects.

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CONEY ISLAND (1991) NTSC

        This documentary traces New York's Coney Island from its early days
        when it was an island served by side-wheel steamers, through the first 
        part of the century when it was referred to as "Sodom By the Sea", 
        to modern day. All the early entrepreneurs and showmen are profiled 
        and their contributions documented in photos and moving pictures.
        *(Recommended. Lots of historical footage here documents the 
        good, the bad, the great, and the tasteless as you are taken on a 
        tour of the ages of what was, and what is, Coney Island.)

Produced by:                                    Running Time: 57m
        Ric Burns & Buddy Squires
        -PBS: "Coney Island"

Order From:                                     Price:  $19.95 (U.S. Funds)
        PBS Video
        1320 Braddock Place
        Alexandria, Virginia  22314-1698  U.S.A.
        -Shop PBS
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CONEY ISLAND  (1989)  NTSC, PAL

        A two-volume set. The first tape covers 1917 to 1936, and features
        "Coney Island" (1917) with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton.
        Then it's on to 1927 for some amusement park thrills. A 1930 visit
        shows talking pictures from Coney with more excitement and a sing-a-
        long, again from 1930, on the fun of getting to Coney. The tape ends 
        with a chimp and his young master as they have a swinging time at Luna
        Park. Volume 2 covers 1936 to 1955 and starts with a comedy, then 
        presents four documentaries on Coney through the period. One seriously
        looks at the decay setting in and ponders the future, which has almost
        come true. The last film "Coney Island U.S.A.", a Venice Film Festival
        Winner in color gives us a final touching look. *(Not Reviewed.)

Produced By:                                    Running Time:  58 & 60m 
    Encore Entertainment
                                                Price:  $19.98 Each
Order From:                                             (U.S. Funds)
    Encore Home Video

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EARLY MOTION PICTURES OF WORLD'S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS  (1998 ?)

        This is mainly a compilation of turn of the century footage world's 
        fairs of 1900, 1901, and 1904, but it also shows 1903/04 views of 
        Coney Island's Luna Park and a reenactment of The Boer War from 1905. 
        These films were reconstructed from paper copies. *(Not Reviewed.)

Produced By:                                    Running Time: 45m

Order From:
        New Deal Films
        Box 2953
        Corrales, New Mexico, 
        USA 87048
        Voice: (505) 897-9738
        Fax:   (505-) 97-9739

Price:  $24.95 (U.S. Funds)

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