| TRUMAN AT ROOSEVELT'S POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY PARTY President Truman and film stars celebrate posthumous birthday of Franklin Roosevelt. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7810 |
| Catalog #: | 210029 | |
| Clip Number: | 210029-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1323 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:24 - 01:02:16 | |
| Location: | Washington DC, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Birthday ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Social ENTERTAINMENT/MOTION PICTURES: Events LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Truman, Bess PERSONALITIES: Truman, Harry | |
| Description: | TRUMAN AT ROOSEVELT'S POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY PARTY President Truman and film stars celebrate posthumous birthday of Franklin Roosevelt. Washington DC, United States. Shots of Truman, his wife Bess and their daughter posing in the White House with a small group of celebrities in a posthumous celebration of FDR's birthday. Among those seen are child film star Margaret O'Brien, actor William Bendix, actor Eddie Bracken, film and musical star Van Johnson, woman who could be stage actress Elisabeth Bergner and actress Angela Lansbury (the latter seen in L/S only). We then see the stars with the President and his family on stage at an evening function. A huge birthday cake is cut and passed out to people. M/S of Margaret O'Brien and Van Johnson eating cake. Cut to audience standing on dance floor - seems to be all young couples, with several men in uniform. Nice elevated view of couples lindy hopping / jitterbugging / jiving / dancing as we hear faint swing music on soundtrack. | |
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