News Magazine of the Screen, December Part I (1950)
1950 · Ephemeral film · 14 min
Synopsis
Newsreel stories reformatted for educational presentation, including the assassination attempt on President Harry S. Truman.
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- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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- Newsreels
- Presidents
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★★★★★ · Al Jolson tries to assassinate Truman! · Spuzz · 2005-12-18
The first segment is a pure bit of cinematic history.. Trumans attempted assassination! Never knew such a thing happened, but yes, fanatics from an extremist Puerto Rican party tried to do him in at his official residence (the Blair House (as the White House was being repaired) Eek! Crime scene photos! One of the assassins is dead! A Guard is dying.. Ack! We get to go to the hospital to visit one of the assassins who is wounded! Well, hi there! Tru was upstairs having a nap, but everyone afterwards congratulates him on his escape. Hmm, what happened to the attempted assassin? Speaking of…
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