Film Industry Pledges Aid To Nation (1950)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “Film Industry Pledges Aid to Nation“. United States of America (USA). M/S President Harry Truman posing with group of film industry leaders, film star Myrna Loy is on his right. Ned E. Depinet, president of Council of Motion Picture Organisations speaks into microphone (natural sound). He makes a patriotic pledge of loyalty to American government on behalf of everyone in film industry. He promises that the industry will do everything in its power to boost national morale. Truman replies by thanking the film industry for their loyalty. He says of the film industry; “there’s no organisation in the whole world that can make a better contribution to truth“. Date on original dope sheet is September 1950. 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 ENQUIRI