Invitation to a Nation (1946)
1946 · Ephemeral film · 9 min · dir. Byron Roudabush
Synopsis
Produced and Directed: Byron Roudabush. Photography: John Bessor; Editor: George Merriken; Script: Oeveste Granducci; Voice of George Washington: Raine Bennett
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Details
- Director
- Byron Roudabush
- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- invitation_to_a_nation
Cast & crew
- Byron Roudabush Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Visit D.C.! · K.P. Lee · 2003-08-23
A travelogue of Mount Vernon, Arlington, and Washington D.C., produced by the Greater National Capital Committee of the Wasington Board of Trade produced in 1946. The gimmick here: the film is narrated by the ghost of George Washington. Oddly enough, when "George Washington" talks about Mount Vernon and recalls his his life there, he skips over mentioning the slaves. The descendents of the slaves are nearly completely absent from the city of his namesakes.