NEWS OF THE DAY. [METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER] Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Girl posing. “Home Town Hails ‘Young Tom Edison.’” “Port Huron, Michigan.” Locomotive ‘Sam Hill’ and cars pulling into station, crowds - people in costumes posing - crowds gathering around rear of train - Mickey Rooney speaking through mike on observation platform, Edsel Ford also on platform - views of crowd around train - motorcade moving through crowd, Mickey Rooney sitting in back of convertible - people gathered around replica of memorial to Thomas A Edison - Mrs. Edison. People at Port Huron Depot - man in Lincolnesque costume - views of train pulling into station, crowds, and motorcade - Mickey Rooney in back of convertible waving to crowd - getting out of car - view of replica of memorial to Thomas A Edison, crowd, Mrs. Edison and others - speeches - Mrs. Edison turning on light on memorial - man speaking before mics - Father Flanagan speaking - other people being interviewed - crowds. [1940]
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