City at Night

City at Night

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City at Night

1949

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Overview

Keith Hetherington and Dorothy Gardiner travel to a different and unannounced location of interest every week, the program here presents a "live," behind-the-scenes look at the shooting of the 1950 George Pal film "Destination Moon".

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Keith Hetherington

Keith Hetherington

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Dorothy Gardiner

Self – Host

George Pal

George Pal

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Directed by: Klaus Landsberg
Produced by: Klaus Landsberg

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