| REACTION TO DEATH OF ROOSEVELT American servicemen reading the news of Roosevelt's dead. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7773 |
| Catalog #: | 510282 | |
| Clip Number: | 510282-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1164 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:37 - 01:23:30 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Misc. JOURNALISM: Newspaper MILITARY: Misc, USA PERSONALITIES: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR) | |
| Description: | MASTER 7773 A REACTION TO DEATH OF ROOSEVELT American servicemen reading the news of Roosevelt's dead. Fighter plane on airfield with pilot inside reading 'The Stars and Stripes' newspaper. Closer shot of the pilot reading paper - headline on front page reading 'FDR DEAD'. Close up shot of pilot's sad face, he shakes head in disbelief (very staged). Shot of two soldiers seated at a table reading the newspaper. Single soldier reading the headlines. Two Red Cross men read paper. Two soldiers at lookout station reading the news. A group of African-American soldiers reading news. Several shots of the American servicemen listening to radio - presumably announcing Roosevelt's death. | |
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