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Motion Picture MP2002-82

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series “Decision:  The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman”)

Administrative Information

Footage
16 feet
Running Time
41 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Harry S. Truman reads from script, "Just what MacArthur meant by good soldier became clear a few weeks later. Screaming from the editorial page of Life Magazine…" Mr. Truman explains that travel wasn’t as pleasant in those days. Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

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Reel 1

0:00   Voices in background; unidentified woman’s voice says: “Wildtrack 2,024, Scene 40, Show 13.” Harry S. Truman reads from script: “Just what MacArthur meant by good soldier became clear a few weeks later. Screaming from the editorial page of Life Magazine . . .” Pause “I was ready to go a long way to get the job done. Travel wasn’t as pleasant in those days . . .” This was used in preparation for MP81-1, “The Legend of Douglas MacArthur, part 1.”