Episode of Series “One Man”.
A study of the 62 year old news vendor who sells American and foreign newspapers and magazines at his stand on a Los Angeles street corner. The camera establishes the relationship between “Willy” and his consumers as they come to his stand and look through their choices before purchase.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011642
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Occupations
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Selling
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)