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The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
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Wikipedia article
'The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man' is a 1963 American experimental film directed by Ron Rice.[https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200156787 Library of Congress] It stars Winifred Bryan as the Queen of Sheba and Taylor Mead as the Atom Man. Featured players are Ron Rice, Julian Beck, Judith Malina, Jack Smith, and Jonas Mekas.
Summary
A violent but sincere protest against the industrial world, Atom Man (Mead) is a mischief maker (sometimes wearing a Chaplinesque bowler hat) who can be seen having fun with Vaseline and Ajax or wandering about in New York.
Production
Rice shot 'The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man' on 16 mm film starting in 1962. It was notable for recording Central Park, Grand Central Terminal and the New York waterfront of that era.[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/movies/film-series-in-nyc-this-week.html 5 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C This Weekend-NY Times] Scenes of the Atom Man were shot at the Union Carbide Building, where an exhibit on the "World of the Future" had models explaining atomic energy.
Rice put together a rough cut of the film. At a 1963 benefit to raise funds, he screened over 100 minutes of a purported 3 hours total. Rice died before the editing was complete, so Mead finished the project in 1981.
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