See the Subway Terminal Building and former Pacific Electric units departing in this clip from Fritz Lang’s classic all-star noir “While the City Sleeps” from 1956.
See the Subway Terminal Building and former Pacific Electric units departing in this clip from Fritz Lang’s classic all-star noir “While the City Sleeps” from 1956.
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That was quick–I just mentioned this movie last night in a comment about “Hell Bound”.
ask and you shall receive, bob!
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