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The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena

0.0 52 mins Documentary   1964
Howard Cosell Productions   WABC-TV  
Director(s): Lou Volpicelli

Release Date: 16 Thu, Apr 1964

Documentary about the history and imminent demise of the Polo Grounds ballpark in New York. Hosted and narrated by actor Horace McMahon, it was filmed during the winter of 1964 at the now abandoned stadium. The film looked back at its history from its opening in the 19th century, to its glory years as the home of the New York Giants baseball team and its final two years as the home of the amazing (and not in good way) New York Mets - as well as other famous events that took place there, such as football contests and boxing matches.

Casts of The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena

Horace McMahon

as Self - Host / Self - Narrator

Ralph Branca

as Self

Jim Crowley

as Self

Arthur Daley

as Self

Jack Dempsey

as Self

Leo Durocher

as Self

Frank Frisch

as Self

Carl Hubbell

as Self

Willie Mays

as Self

Floyd Patterson

as Self

William Shea

as Self

Ken Strong

as Self

Bobby Thomson

as Self

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