The train scene in the film was shot in Lancaster Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.  Canby’s review focuses on Streisand’s performance and her position of power within Hollywood at the time.  He does not like the film, but loves Streisand in the film.  He praises the set and says that there are some “nice” songs as well as gives good review of Matthau’s performance.  However, the film fails according to Canby, even though it is the most expensive musical ever made.  By S. Stein

Part of this film was filmed in Ambler Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.  This is the story of a Catholic girls reform school looking to churn out nuns.  The film pits an unruly student against the calm and accepting Mother Superior.  Crowther calls the film “icky” and says the acting that portrays the nuns is done in poor taste.  He leaves it at a “hit or miss contrivance.”  By S. Stein

Parts of this film were shot in Philadelphia.  Also, Louis W. Kellman Productions was the studio used in Philadelphia.  There were also scenes shot on-location in the suburbs.  The film is the story of an African-American Jazz musician and his white mistress.  It addresses racial issues and in his review, Crowther says Gregory’s character comes off as angry throughout the film despite his respected position as a saxophone player.  According to Crowther the film is weak because of the lack of actual reason (evidence beyond racial assumptions) for Gregory’s anger.  It does, however, highlight racial issues of the time.  By S. Stein

This film was filmed in Doylestown, a suburb of Philadelphia. It is a look at an alternate treatment for psychotic outbursts in which the patients live under the supervision of families. The film highlights the Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation, an important Philadelphia institution. In his review, Roger Greenspun talks about the controversial methods of treatment being practiced as well as their effects. He calls the Cinéma-Vérité style film tactful, although, he says as a movie the subject matter is not as interesting as it is in its own right. By S. Stein

VCat entry for Hello, Dolly.  By S. Stein

This film was filmed at Northeast High School at 1801 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia. The documentary of a Philadelphia High School was elected into the National Film Registry in 1991. The movie follows a clash between students and authority in a city school. The interactions between adults and children are representative of generational values of the time and the burgeoning counterculture and youth movements of the era. By S. Stein

IMDB entry for Other Voices.  By S. Stein

By S. Stein

IMDB entry for Sweet Love, Bitter.  By S. Stein

This film was done in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. David Lynch attended school at the Academy, where he first began working in film. This is one of his early experimentations with surrealism. By S. Stein

This is David Lynch’s third film, which he did in Philadelphia while at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  The film is about an abused child who finds some seeds and grows a “grandmother” from those seeds.  As a longer short film, it illustrates the progression of Lynch in his experimentation with the surreal and as a filmmaker.  By S. Stein

IMDB entry for The Trouble with Angels.  By S. Stein

IMDB entry for Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows.  By S. Stein