Overview
- Description
- MTT 672 N October 20, 1938: Entering Rio de Janeiro harbor in 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). Rain. City. 02:13:00 Crowds and reception committee on dock waiting, including Ambassador Caffrey and brass band. 02:14:10 Unloading cargo. Sign on crane, "Deutsche Maschinenfabrik A.G. Duisburg." 02:15:15 Ship turning. INT, SS Brazil at official reception with Ambassador Breckinridge Long, President Vargas, and Admiral Emory S. Land, dining, foreign ships. 02:17:06 Introductions for official luncheon on board SS Brazil. 02:18:15 Small boat comes alongside ship. Men conversing on deck.
MTT 672 O 02:18:53 October 21, 1938: EXT, American Embassy in Rio, American Ambassador Caffrey walking across patio. INT, Embassy, Ambassador Caffrey with assistant. Caffrey at desk with Randolph Harrison. EXT, entrance to Embassy, seal. Men talking. 02:20:38 Street, trams. 02:20:50 EXT, Italian Embassy. 02:21:44 INT, Presidential Palace with President Vargas and Minister Joao Alberto. Group of people (Gen. Roquette Pinto - Head Military Establishment, Chief of Police Filinto Mueller, Vargas, and Alberto). 02:23:42 On balcony. 02:24:41 Guards. "A Noite" building (American consulate on 19th floor). City. - Duration
- 00:13:06
- Date
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Event:
October 20-21, 1938
- Locale
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South America
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Brazil
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
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Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Charles Gilson
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 02:12:15:00 to 02:25:21:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 53 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 1997.
- Note
- Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
- Copied From
- 35mm MPP
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 1819
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 672 N,O - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 07:45:29
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