Motion Picture MP76-88

Excursion

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
1053 feet
Running Time
29 minutes 15 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
NBC
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

A television program for young people. President Truman speaks about the atomic bomb, his hope for the future, and the democratic process. Most of this film is a dramatization of the book Johnny Tremain, which is about a young patriot during the Revolutionary War.

Date(s)
September 20, 1953

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:00   Introduction.
1:15   HST with Dr. Franklin Murphy, University of Kansas, in Truman's Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank office. Truman speaks about atomic bomb, hope for the future for all the people, and democratic processes which makes the U.S. great.
11:00   “Johnny Tremaine,” a story of the young patriot in Colonial Boston, his association with Paul Revere (played by Richard Kiley), and how he chose to join the fight for liberty.
27:00   Closing and credits.