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Daybreak Express

Jan 01, 1953 | IMDB 7.3

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Documentary, Music

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1974

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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1970

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