The Automat

The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

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  Lisa Hurwitz

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  Mel Brooks
  Self
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  John W. Romas
  Self
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  Carl Reiner
  Self
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  Krystyna Romas
  Self
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  Alec Shuldiner
  Self
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  Wilson Goode
  Self
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  Elliott Gould
  Self
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  Howard Schultz
  Self
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  Norris Horn
  Self
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  Steve Stollman
  Self
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  Roy Rosenbaum
  Self
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  Marianne Hardart
  Self
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  Lorraine Diehl
  Self
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  Lisa Keller
  Self
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  Edwin K. Daly Jr.
  Self
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  Bill Romas
  Self
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  Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  Self
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  Colin Powell
  Self
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  Paul Hardart
  Self
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  Apache Ramos
  Self