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Synopsis: Stock footage of world events in the 1940's &1950's and the Cold War conflict between democratic and communist philosophies. Short clips that define America, small town main street, a 1040 Individual Income Tax form, pitching horse shoes, rodeo scenes, industrial workers and plant, couples dancing, automobile assembly line, beauty queen contest, couples square dancing, musicians, workers with picket signs, political convention, statues and monuments, people attending churches, polling booth, hog auction... (read more plus shot list)
Information: 1940s- 1950s BW 29 min
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Images that define communism, the state rules, Soviet Union May Day Military Parade. Newspaper headline that reads “U.S., Britain, France Condemn Communist Coup In Prague”, images of revolt in Soviet Union satellite countries. Scenes of industrial plants, assembly lines, and workers in the Soviet Union (Russia), Nikita Khrushchev in 1960. Images of industrial production and workers in the free world. Communist agitators, U.S. Go Home painted on wall. Long shot of Statue of Liberty, close-up night shot of Statue of Liberty.

Shot List of Stock Footage (start web movie at time code shown for each clip)

00:00:01:07 World globe slowly turning.

00:01:16:13 Edward R. Murrow.

00:01:41.04 Edward R. Murrow with cigarette in hand.

00:01:55:05 Form 1040. U.S. Personal Income Tax Form.

00:02:28:06 Main street & people in small American town, anywhere U.S.A

00:03:18:10 Kremlin and White House.

00:03:26:02 Pitching horseshoes.

00:04:02:09 John Wayne

00:04:30:03 Video collage, couple dancing, automobile assembly line, traffic jam, football game, boxing match, bronco rider, parade, beauty contest.

00:05:24:04 Tombstone reads “Here Lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a .44, no les, no more”.

00:05:27:07 Fast music, country music, square dance music, flute, guitar, rock, Christian music.

00:08:07:09 Churches of different faith, different religious groups.

00:08:44:09 livestock auction.

00:09:02:06 Russia May Day Military Parade, Khrushchev waving hat.

00:09:13:00 Communism inside the Iron Curtain explained with animation.

00:10:05:06 Hanson Baldwin points to world map of Free Countries, Communist Countries, uncommitted countries.

00:14:00:06 Front page of major newspaper, The New York Times.

00:14:44:00 Armed rebellion in Soviet satellite countries, revolution inside the Iron Curtain.

00:15:39:10 Frank McGee, American television Journalist.

00:21:17:10 Anti-American protests staged by Communist, U.S. Go Home.

00:22:34:00 Lowell Thomas, American writer, broadcaster, and traveler.

00:24:37:10 Helen Hayes, American actress.