March of Time -- outtakes -- Ship to South America; speeches
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- R. Maedler (Camera Operator)
- Charles Gilson (Camera Operator)
- March of Time, Inc. (Producer)
Scope and Content
Dinner conference aboard SS Brazil (tendered by the US Maritime Commission to North and South American diplomats, bankers, and businessmen to initiate the "Good Will Service" to South America). 01:00:29 CU, Admiral Emory S. Land (Chairman). 01:00:54 Speech by George S. Messersmith, Assistant Secretary of State, on intra-state American relations especially with South America [sound cuts in and out]. He mentions "good neighbor" policy. 01:04:04 Applause. Quick shot of Breckinridge Long, Former Ambassador to Italy, talking. CU, Brazilian Ambassador to the US. CU, Land. CU, Messersmith listening. Crowd. 01:06:19 Members of the US Maritime Commission (M.O. Truill, Emory S. Land, H.A. Wiley, Thomas A. Woodward) being filmed on dock. 01:06:54 Ship "Brazil" leaves harbor. Spectators waving on pier. 01:08:26 Small steam boat, water spraying. 01:08:59 Woman waving from ship. 01:09:14 Long speaking about relations between the US and South America [same scene as 01:06:19 but with sound]. Members of the Maritime Commission filmed again, focusing on Long.
Note(s)
Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
Subjects
- SOUTH AMERICA
- MARCH OF TIME
- MESSERSMITH, GEORGE
- UNITED STATES
- HARBORS
- DIPLOMATS
- LONG, BRECKINRIDGE
- STATE DEPARTMENT (U.S.)
- SPEECHES
- SHIPS
Places
- New York, NY, United States
Genre
- Film
- Outtakes.