Motion Picture MP76-77

Newsreel

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
1326 feet
Running Time
36 minutes 50 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
NBC News
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Newsreel footage on a variety of subjects, including the Korean War and the steel strike.

Date(s)
1952

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:00   “Washington: Congressman calls for tax slash” (Republican Rep. Noah M. Mason of Illinois).
1:45   “New York: Flames sweep tenement.”
2:55   “Providence: school closed by strike.”
4:00   “Korea: huge helicopter flies to front.”
4:50   “Washington: medics hail therapeutic art” (paintings).
5:50   “Allentown, Pennsylvania: diaper set in kiddie car classic.”
7:00   (The end).
7:20   (Titles again).
7:40   “Washington: cleanup investigation circulates questionnaire” (Newbold Morris).
8:30   “Washington: former collector called to testify.”
9:10   “South Salem, New York: Wallace Protest Mr. President” (Henry Wallace on Mr. President by William Hillman).
10:25   “Shaw Air Force Base, SC: Operation Longhorn underway.”
11:40   “Rovigo, Italy: U.S. aids Po Valley victims.”
12:35   “New York: toy fair – a kid’s dream.”
13:35   “Seattle: ‘Huskies’ take to water” (Huskies are the Univ. of Washington rowing team).
14:10   (The end).
14:25   (Titles).
14:40   “Key West: McKinney quizzed on Truman plans” (Frank McKinney, Democratic National Chairman).
15:55   “Sierra Nevada Range: 4 die in blizzard.”
16:50   “Washington: Moving day at White House” (after renovation).
17:40   “Washington: Navy develops human centrifuge.”
18:50   “Washington: Kuklapolitans cheer wounded Vets” (Kukla, Fran and Ollie).
19:45   “New York: Calendar says it’s Spring.”
20:25   “Chicago: New York team splashes to Victory” (water polo).
21:30   (The end).
21:40   (Titles).
22:00   “New York: Union chief blames Pentagon for unemployment” (Garment district).
23:30   “New Scranton: Protest strike halts trucks.”
24:10   “Philadelphia: Businessman cancels Russian trip.”
25:10   “Korea: Armored vest used at front.”
25:45   “Washington: Acheson hails Jap peace treaty.”
26:45   “Key West: Women push Ike campaign.”
28:35   “New York: Feed bag fashions find favor.”
29:15   (The end).
29:30   (Titles).
29:50   “Key West: President confers on steel strike” (confers with Charles E. Wilson), December 4, 1951.
30:30   “Washington: Ike aide tells of NATO progress.
31:35   “Arkansas: Tornado cleanup underway.”
32:50   “Paris: Council of Europe meets.”
33:45   “Tokyo: Prince reviews U.S. troops.”
34:40   “Quebec: Lumberjacks harvest record crop.”
35:30   “College Park: Collegians create silver Statues.”
36:35   (The end).