New Towns for Old (1942)
6m
Running Time
January 1, 1942Release Date
New Towns for Old (1942)
6m
Running Time
January 1, 1942Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sheffield stands in as 'Smokedale', an industrial Everytown, in this stirring call for "new schools, new hospitals, new roads, new life", after WWII.
Where to Watch.
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Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
slum
architecture
suburb
inner city
sheffield, england
housing
Wiki.
"New Towns for Old" is a 1942 British promotional short film promoting the clearance of old historic "slum towns" and replacement with "new towns". It promotes the then new concept of town planning. It was directed by John Eldridge and scripted by the poet Dylan Thomas. The film was produced by the Ministry of Information and was one of the few wartime documentary to focus on a topic unrelated to the war.The title alludes to a line from Aladdin: New Lamps for Old.