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Motion Picture MP2002-356

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

Administrative Information

Footage
36 feet
Running Time
1 minute 14 seconds
Film Gauge
35mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Screen Gems in association with Ben Gradus
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Harry S. Truman parallels the atom bomb with the story of “Pandora’s Box.” Sound only.

Date(s)
ca.
1961 - 1963

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Moving Image Type
Screen Gems

Shot List

Audio file

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Reel 1

0:00   Unidentified voice: "18A."
0:10   Harry S. Truman: "The atom bomb has been used as a parallel with Pandora's Box." Mr. Truman recounts the story of Pandora's curiosity that caused her to open the box releasing malice, hate, and all bad things affecting mankind. Mr. Truman remarks that you never hear the part of the story that tells how Pandora opened the box a second time letting out a butterfly representing hope. "That gave everybody a chance to face the difficulties that had been turned loose from the box in the first place."