How about Gotham Condensed?

Verlag Compressed will also get you close, but it's not it.

The high waist of F and E and the bowl of R suggest art deco. Not so much C and O.
For similar proportions, WTF suggests http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/agenda/lightultracondensed/

thanks everyone for the suggestions. all are great but not quite there--although i think i can make it work. funny because this font has been used many times in films.

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this font has been used many times in films

That doesn't mean it has been digitised, nor that it ever existed in any format different from specialised film type.