Around the World with Movietone: Birthday Cake for President Roosevelt
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 14 / 16
- Section Title
- Around the World with Movietone
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Biggest Cake - Representing the United States in Confection. SHOTLIST: Cake baked for each State of the United States put into one large cake into the map of the United States, size 8 x 12 feet. And it weighs a ton. Each state to be sent to the governor of that state. This cake is being made on the occasion of President Roosevelt’s birthday and the cake or at least part of it will be taken by plane to the President.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Politics and government; Food and cooking; Celebrations and festivals
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 32522
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Carl Bernard
- Commentator
- Ivan Scott
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 27
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How to cite this record
'Around the World with Movietone: Birthday Cake for President Roosevelt', British Movietone News Issue No. 453A, 10 Feb 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8502 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)