Motion Picture MP76-58

The Friendship Train

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
513 feet
Running Time
14 minutes 15 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Warner Brothers Picture
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

A story of the Friendship Train, a voluntary American effort to help famine stricken Europe in the aftermath of World War II. The train travels across the country from Hollywood to New York City.

Date(s)
December 1947

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:00   A pictorial history of the voluntary American effort to help famine-ridden Europe at the end of the war by sending food and supplies.
1:05   European scenes.
1:40   Hollywood and the beginning of the train trip.
2:50   Trip across the nation as Americans add supplies to train.
10:45   New York harbor finale – ships load there and in Philadelphia. Then they sail.
12:00   Scenes in Europe as ships are off – loaded and distributed in France.
13:15   Scenes in Italy.