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Peace by Adolf Hitler

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2227 | Film ID: 869

845 A (09:20:58): "Stop Hitler" Unity Rally, Manhattan Center, New York city. Various shots of Wendell Willkie speaking at the rally. Various shots of audience listening and applauding speech. EXT, night shot of canopy: Manhattan Center / Welcome / Stop Hitler Unity Rally / Wendell Willkie July 17th.

9:26:38 Interior view of hall, people in balconies, flag-draped, and sign: "Defend America / Fight for Freedom."

845 B (09:27:31): Various shots of Wendell Willkie's studio speech, "The Fate of Freedom." U.S. flag background.
(Sound better on this section) Several takes. "Ladies and gentlemen, the fate of freedom in this world depends upon a united America...united behind our foreign policy and defense program....We will never accept a Nazi-made peace... .
All interiors except marquee sign.


Duration
00:09:45
Date
Event:  1941 July 17
Production:  1941 July
Locale
New York, NY, United States
Language
English
Genre/Form
Outtakes.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: John Geisel
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
09:20:58:00 to 09:30:43:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 869 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 869 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Note
Outtake from edited March of Time story "Peace by Adolf Hitler."
Audio is very poor on section A, and spotty in relation to the image.
Copied From
negative
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1855
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 845 A,B

Rights and Restrictions

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.
 
Record last modified: 2021-06-03 12:47:23
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