News from the USA - Truman Sees Mass ‘Chute Jump’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1062A
Date Released
12 Oct 1949
Date submitted
10 Oct 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Diphtheria VI
  2. 2Mr Morrison on Labour’s Fifty Years
  3. 3Search for Dick Whittington’s Tomb
  4. 4Festival of Dussehra
  5. 5News from the USA - Under-Water Beauties
  6. 6News from the USA - UN Permanent Home
  7. 7News from the USA - Truman Sees Mass ‘Chute Jump’
  8. 8Racing
  9. 9Germany - Troops Parade before Manoeuvres

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American News - Army Exercises. DESCRIPTION: President Truman watches army exercises at Fort Bragg, hundreds of troops descended by parachute preceded by their equipment. SHOTLIST: KS. Truman seated in field watching manoeuvres. Troops marching. Mass parachute descent from transport planes. Cut-in Truman watching. MS mass descents.
Keywords
Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Military
Locations
United States of America; Fort Bragg
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52632
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
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