Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Republican Convention

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
995
Date Released
28 Jun 1948
Date submitted
24 Jun 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: The Dock Strike
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Lord Mountbatten Home
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Republican Convention
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Lord’s Test

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Republican Convention. DESCRIPTION: Thomas Dewey gains the Republican nomination as Presidential candidate. SHOTLIST: KS GV street of city. Crowds in streets. MS Stassen’s headquarters. MS girl on cardboard elephant, holds banner reading Dewey. Interior - elevated shot crowds. MS Governor Duff addressing proceedings. Governor Warren arrives, walks into camera. MS Senator Taft. SCU Taft seated, saying he is very confident of winning. SCU Harold Stassen. SCU Vandenburg. CU Thomas Dewey. Dewey says he will stay as long as he is wanted, cut over to elevated shot of crowds.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Philadelphia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50401
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
110
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