A Few Things I Know About Miami

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 30 min
  • Premiere: 1986. January 1.

This film consists of five segments which interweave archival footage with interviews to highlight aspects of Miami's history. The segments are: On Flagler Street--about the old movie palaces; Down on Second Avenue--the Black entertainment mecca of the 1920's and 1930's; Waiting at the station--the railroad; Night lights--a family of neon sign makers; On the river--Plato Cook and commerce on the Miami river.

Discover

Jimmy Barnett

Self - Olympia Theater Worker

Ralph Renick

Self - Archival Material, WTVJ

Clyde Killens

Self - Manager, Knight Beat

Stanley Sweeting

Self - Columnist, Miami New Times; Editor, Nite Life

Chuck Beall

Self - Train Conductor

Dick Beall

Self - Train Conductor

Alphonso Melo

Self - Neon Sign Maker

Albert Melo

Self - Neon Sign Maker

Rick Reid

Self - Captain, Wrestler II

Jeff Kellum

Self - Captain, Atlas

Jim Ratigan

Self - 1st Mate, Atlas

Plato Cox

Self - King of the River

Art

Rose Mauch

Art Direction

Crew

Plato Cox

Thanks

Directing

Corky Irick

Director

Mel Kiser

Director

Editing

Dorothy Fields

Archival Footage Research

The Miami Herald

Archival Footage Research

Harold "Jack" Jones

Archival Footage Research

Bob DeFlores

Archival Footage Coordinator

Seth Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Myrna Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Production

Dave Gordon

Production Assistant

Barry Shea

Production Assistant

Sound

Brian Eno

Music

Art

Rose Mauch

Art Direction

Crew

Plato Cox

Thanks

Directing

Corky Irick

Director

Mel Kiser

Director

Editing

Dorothy Fields

Archival Footage Research

The Miami Herald

Archival Footage Research

Harold "Jack" Jones

Archival Footage Research

Bob DeFlores

Archival Footage Coordinator

Seth Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Myrna Bramson

Archival Footage Research

Production

Dave Gordon

Production Assistant

Barry Shea

Production Assistant

Sound

Brian Eno

Music