Motion Picture MP2002-74
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series “Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman”)
Administrative Information
Footage
1 foot
Running Time
37 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description
Harry S. Truman reading from a script talks about how he was told 6,000 babies would die. (referring to the Berlin Airlift). Sound and picture.
Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963
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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems
Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Unidentified voice: “Scene 311, take 1” Harry S. Truman, as if reading from a script: “I was told . . . 6,000 babies would die.” The Russians said Americans would not fight by themselves; that Russia had won the War. He is referring to the Berlin Airlift period. This was used in preparation for MP80-2, “City Under Siege.” | |