SPOKESMAN OF THE FUTURE Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of Reflecting Pond and Washington Monument - view of Lincoln Memorial - statue of Lincoln in memorial - views of Capitol - view of factory - combine in field - tree falling in forest - crane moving cut logs - locomotive hauling flatcar loaded with logs out of forest - skyline of New York City - street scenes in New York City, vehicle and pedestrian traffic - Thomas E. Dewey taking oath of office of Governor of New York - Dewey sitting with his Cabinet - Dewey meeting with the 26 Republican governors- Dewey and John W. Bricker talking - Dewey making speech at GOP Governor’s Conference - view of wheat field - workers in wheat field - view of cows in pasture - herd of sheep - workers leaving factory - views inside factory, workers - man in shop paying off gangster - man in office passing envelope to gangster - men being arrested - view of Fritz Kuhn addressing a German-American Bund meeting - crowds at Bund meeting - door of office, sign, ‘406, Collector of Internal Revenue’ - sign, ‘Shelter, Income Tax Assistance Here’ - office - men helping people with income tax returns - close-up of New York tax form - Dewey launching USO drive, speaking before audience - audience of servicemen - servicemen, one in wheelchair, watching USO performance - men on battlefield, explosions - B-24 Liberators flying in formation - bombs exploding on battlefield, tanks and men - view of parade from tall building - soldiers marching in formation - view of Main Street of Owosso, Michigan - view of lake, people fishing on bank - Dewey with his mother - Dewey with wife and two sons - group walking down driveway from home in Pawling, New York - Mrs. Dewey standing beside urn of flowers - Dewey looking at flock of ducks on lawn - Dewey and sons in garden - Dewey addressing Pan-American group in office - shaking hands with Pan-American group - Dewey, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and others on stage - Dewey at GOP Foreign Policy Conference, Vandenberg, Taft in audience - close-up of Dewey making speech - crowds at GOP National Convention in Chicago - Governor Griswold of Nebraska on platform nominating Thomas E. Dewey at convention - crowds waving Dewey placards - airplane landing at O’Hare Field - Dewey and wife leaving plane - motorcade to convention hall - Dewey on platform giving acceptance speech, Joe Martin beside him, crowds - Dewey and Bricker on platform shaking hands - Dewey, Bricker, and wives strolling on grounds of Governor’s Mansion in Albany, New York - Dewey, Bricker, and wives sitting on lawn - Dewey and Bricker conferring in Governor’s office - Dewey speaking from office in Albany. “The End. Sponsored by Republican National Committee.” [1944]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects