Motion Picture MP76-17

World News

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
240 feet
Running Time
6 minutes 40 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
sound
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Warner Pathe
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Newsreel stories that include a segment on the Korean War and on the new weapons being used.

Date(s)
April 1, 1953

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:43   Trumans (Harry, Bess, and Margaret) to Hawaii for a month long vacation.
0:44   “Mary Pickford Off Again for Bonds.”
1:05   “A Farewell Review for General Van Fleet” (General Lawton Collins and Undersecretary of the Army Earl Johnson appear).
1:30   “Korea! But the War Goes On.”
2:15   America’s New Air Weapon (X – 1A).
3:05   “Navy”s Newest Guided Missile (Regulus).”
4:00   “Circus Helps Cerebral Palsey Fund.”
4:55   Sports – skating; boxing.