Mrs Roosevelt Meets American Paras (0)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Various shots Eleanor Roosevelt (FDR’s wife) talking to American paratroopers in battle gear. The GIs then march past Mrs R., in background is large country house. M/S paras jumping out of shed on stilts - practising parachute jump. More shots Mrs R with the GIs - she seems in high spirits! Climate look quite cold - could be American army base in England. 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. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage ca