Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wallace - Byrnes US Foreign Policy Crisis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
903
Date Released
23 Sep 1946
Date submitted
23 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Luxury Squatters Move Out
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Helps to Salvage Harvest
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Preparing for a King’s Return
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Carcass City
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wallace - Byrnes US Foreign Policy Crisis
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wool Sales Are on in Sydney

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wallace - Byrnes - Truman on Foreign Policy. DESCRIPTION: Mr Byrnes reports on the Paris Peace Conference and he is obviously supported in his work by President Truman. Forthcoming American Elections are making for a difficult situation. SHOTLIST: KS from 47477 - MS Versailles Palace. Interior shots of Hall of Mirrors, shows foreign delegates being received. Exterior shot French Household Cavalry. Byrnes walks into camera. GV delegates in small groups chatting (silent). Library - CU Henry A Wallace, SV Wallace speaking in Madison Square on foreign policy, mentioning Russia and United Nations - this was in December 1942. Library - GV Capitol, Washington - Interior CU Byrnes seated at desk reporting on peace conference in Paris - from 47491. At Athens, Tennessee, various shots of upturned cars, the GIs claiming vote was crooked, various shots of damages done by GIs. At Independence, Missouri, Truman shaking hands with neighbours and his friends, this being the home of Truman. Shots of Byrnes standing behind mikes. Truman stands behind mikes and wishes Byrnes every success in obtaining peace, saying that Byrnes had America behind him in his mission.
Keywords
Politics and government
Footage sources
France
Library
USM?
Card file number
47516
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
245
Story extras:
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