Washington in war time / Castle Films presents

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Date
1942
Main contributor
Castle, Eugene W.
Summary
A review of life in our nation's capital operating under the stress of war. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull receiving visiting dignitaries, including Winston Churchill and Vyacheslav Molotov. Brief appearances and addresses by the following: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson, War Conservation Board Chairman Paul V. McNutt, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox , Admiral Ernest Joseph King, Commissioner of Education Dr. J.W. Studebaker, California Congressman Thomas Rolph, and General James Doolittle. Concludes with an address by President Roosevelt to the 28 Allied nations.
Contributors
Castle, Eugene W.; Herlihy, Ed; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.; Castle Films, inc.; Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Publisher
Castle Films
Genres
Newsreels.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Location
Washington (D.C.)
Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Physical Description
1 film reel (10 min.) : sound, black and white, 16 mm.
Notes

Creation/Production Credits

Editor, Eugene W. Castle.

Performers

Narrator, Ed Herlihy.

Statement of Responsibility

Castle Films presents
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7818212; OCLC: ocn740917334; OCLC: 740917334

Access Restrictions

This item is accessible by: the public.