Truman and the Camera

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1392A
Date Released
9 Feb 1956
Date submitted
6 Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Truman With Movietone Cameraman. DESCRIPTION: Ex President Truman taking his daily constitutional, Movietone cameraman had to move fast to keep up with him, the answer was by roller skates. SHOTLIST: Mr Truman with some of his staff taking walk. Movietone cameraman (Gene Broda) on pair of roller skates trying to keep up with Mr Truman. MCU of Truman speaking.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland and South Wales.
Keywords
Politics and government; Curiosities; Cameramen; Newsreels
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
65913
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Truman and the Camera', British Movietone News Issue No. 1392A, 9 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20716 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)