U.S. Navy’s Great Day (1945)

Unissued / Unused material. Title reads - News of the Day. Navy’s Great Day! President Truman leads millions in tribute to fighting men and ships of U.S. victory fleets!’ New York, America (USA). Various shots of the fleet on Hudson river. M/S people lined up to watch. High angle shot of New York and river, various shots of the ships. Several shots of U.S. ’Franklin D Roosevelt’ aircraft carrier in Brooklyn Navy yard. M/S as a platform rises up to the carrier. M/S sailors lined up. M/S of President Harry Truman walking to carrier with Mayor La Guardia. L/S crowds on board. M/S Truman and mayor with Mrs Forrestal, Mrs Truman and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. M/S Truman making speech about Franklin Roosevelt. M/S as planes fly over. M/S as President watches. L/S as planes fly over forming initials ’FDR’. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. F
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