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Motion Picture MP96-2

Truman Wedding Preparations

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
420 feet
Running Time
11 minutes 50 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
intermittent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Restrictions
Restricted
Description

Reporter Randall Jessee visits shops in Independence, Missouri, and talks to Police Chief and pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church about preparations for Margaret Truman's wedding.

Date(s)
April 1956

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
0:09   Television reporter, Randall Jessee walking on Independence Square, enters dress shop.
0:30   Shop owner (unknown man) talks to reporter about window display depicting upcoming Margaret Truman wedding.
1:10   Interior of shop – still shot.
1:29   Interview with shop owner continues as footage of window display is shown.
1:45   Close shot of Margaret’s wedding lingerie on mannequin.
2:35   Margaret Truman’s wedding gown shown in window.
2:55   Bridal attendants’ dresses on display.
3:45   Reporter in front of Independence City Hall.
3:55   Reporter talking with Independence Chief of Police Louis Howell regarding wedding traffic and crowd control issues.
5:20   Reporter and Howell get in car and leave City Hall.
5:45   Reporter and Howell in car follow route to be taken from Truman home to Trinity Episcopal Church.
8:30   Reporter inside Trinity Episcopal Church.
8:40   Reporter talking to Pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church, Patric Hutton.
10:00   Pastor showing robes to be worn in ceremony.
10:45   Pastor at altar makes remarks about wedding ceremony details.
11:50   END.