March of Time: Night Club Boom (1946)

A fun and cool film about some of New York's famous night clubs. Don't forget to tip the head waiter!

[@frankramos3640]

Thank you for this wonderful documentary displaying a more culturally tasteful America.

[@michaelpercy1606]

Fun to see my parents dining at "21". I found a much longer bit of "21" footage with some 4 minutes of them being served pressed duck, and always wondered why it was made - now I see it was part of a more comprehensive look at NYC night clubs.

[@ianboard544]

I liked the restaurant bill for the whole family coming to $16.35.

[@Im_so_Retro85]

I envy the generation that got to enjoy all of this.

[@mrmarriottsgirl8471]

me too\

[@jimihendrix1967]

Wow at 14:13 you can see where Tarantino was inspired for the dance scene of his movie "Pulp Fiction" !!

[@steveliterary1267]

unmentioned: at 8:45 sitting at table by kitchen door is writer John O'Hara a known patron

[@shanewright2772]

Also, at 18:22 - is that Miriam Abramson?

[@campbellhen]

Any short on NYC nightclubs that doesn't have Walter Winchell in it is jake by me. Meet ya at Birdland and dig Symphony Sid

[@wibukaminolepofficial]

It's amazing.

[@Playsinvain]

Nothing can bring in a crowd like a zither

[@hebneh]

And choking clouds of tobacco smoke EVERYWHERE.

[@Lufanos]

I wish i could be a young man during these times. Even though there was so much conflict in the world around this period. (im thinking mainly in europe where i live.) I would rather have died a soldier in 1945 than having an ordinary life in 2023.

[@richardcoughlin8931]

Thanks, but give en those prices (multiply everything by 10 to adjust for inflation) I’ll stay at home with a good book.

[@sonyslyer9946]

Polite extortion, haha love it

[@AnthonyAvery]

Was the SaVoy Ballroom around at this time?

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Watch Bowery boys in blues busters for Louie’s nightclub

[@EricCole69]

Clubbing when the war was over 😅. Lordy have mercy on my liver😂😂

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Anybody have to go to work the next day?

[@ChrisM-lb8xw]

Good times. And everybody knew their gender 🙃

[@JackF99]

Sure thing but you forgot to mention no one was gay either, and there was a Commie behind every bush right?

[@Playsinvain]

I wouldn’t say everyone. If only hitler had won, right??