The Big City

For the citizen whose tax dollar runs The Big City. This is the story of what he buys.

Documentary

Overview

St. Louis’s annual report to taxpayers. The Big City visually illustrated how tax dollars were put to good use and was considered a “graphic, fluent and compact documentary” by Howard Thompson. Note: Sixteen prints were made for exhibition by schools, civic organizations, and church groups. For more on the filmmaker, see Shelby Coffey III, “Politics as an Art Form: Guggenheim and the Movies,” Washington Post, Feb. 9, 1969, 262.

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Production: Charles Guggenheim & Associates
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site