The World of Tomorrow (1984)

Documentary

Overview

Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards Jr. as a child at the World's Fair and clips from the promotional film "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" (1939).

Cast

• Jason Robards as Self / Narrator
• Adora Andrews as Grandma Middleton (archive footage)
• Ruth Lee as Mom Middleton (archive footage)
• Marjorie Lord as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
• Jimmy Lydon as Bud Middleton (archive footage)
• Ray Middleton as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
• Harry Shannon as Pop Middleton (archive footage)
• Douglas Stark as Jim Treadway (archive footage)

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