- Title: F-2808
- Summary: MOVIETONE YEAR-ENDER 1931: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 1931: EDISON DIES, HIS WORK COMPLETED; WILEY POST & HAROLD GATTY FLY AROUND THE WORLD IN 8 DAYS, 15 HOURS, & 51 MINUTES; KING ALFONSO OF SPAIN; MAHATMA GANDHI; ADOLF HITLER; HIROHITO REVIEWING HIS TROOPS IN JAPAN; WORK CONTINUES ON MT. RUSHMORE.
- Description:02:11:41 - PRESIDENT HOOVER MAKES A SPEECH ON ECONOMY & FORCES ABROAD, DEPRESSION 02:13:05 - YOUNG WOMAN "WILL MARRY A MAN FOR MONEY", GOT THOUSANDS OF PROPOSALS. DEPRESSION. MONEY NOT LOVE, LEARN TO LOVE HIM LATER 02:14:59 - HOOVER AT VALLEY FORGE TRIES TO RAISE MORALE. CROWDS LISTEN. APPLAUSE. 02:16:35 - FDR WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. GRANDCHILDREN. INTRODUCING FOUR GENERATIONS OF ROOSEVELTS. LITTLE GIRL SAYS SHE IS A DEMOCRAT. CUTE. 02:17:36 - THOMAS EDISON. YELLING INTO HIS WIFE'S EAR, LEAVING FOR WORK. CAN'T HEAR WELL. EDISON WORKS IN HIS LAB. ASSISTANT YELLS IN HIS EAR. TELLS A GOOD JOKE STORY ABOUT AN ECLIPSE. KISSES WIFE WHEN COMING HOME FROM WORK. 02:20:18 - GRAFF ZEPPELIN OVER THE SWISS ALPS. SOUND FOOTAGE FROM THE FLIGHT. VIEWS FROM THE AIRSHIP OF THE GROUND BELOW. SHADOW ON THE GROUND BELOW. 02:21:05 - TWELVE ENGINE DLX PLANE. THE WORLD'S BIGGEST. BARTENDER ON AIRPLANE. EATING ON PASSENGER PLANE. COMMERCIAL PLANE. PASSENGERS DANCING IN PLANE, DANCE FLOOR. SLEEPING ON AIRPLANE. LANDING ON WATER IN NEW YORK. 02:23:31 - WILEY POST INTENDS TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD. GETTING INTO AIRPLANE. CONTACT. TAKE OFF. PLANE LANDS AT NIGHT. MOBBED BY CROWDS. TICKER TAPE PARADE. MARCHING BAND. CONGRATULATION SPEECH. 02:25:58 - CU ALPHONSO. BAD TEETH. RACE CAR DRIVER. 02:26:45 - PENDING REVOLUTION IN SPAIN. KING MUST GIVE UP HIS THRONE. 02:27:46 - CELEBRITIES WELCOME FOR KING OF SPAIN, VICTORIA STATION IN LONDON. 02:27:52 - GANDHI MAKING SPEECH, TRANSLATED BY FRENCHMAN. 02:29:27 - NAZIS MARCH WITH ARMS RAISED. HITLER. NAZI DEMONSTRATION. CROWDS IN STREETS. FIELDS OF SOLDIERS. HITLER MAKES A SPEECH. CROWD RAISES THEIR ARMS. 02:30:54 - JAPANESE TROOPS IN MANCHURIA. COMBAT. FIRING. MACHINE GUNS IN FIELD. HIROHITO. REVIEWING TROOPS. MARCHING BAND, HORSEBACK, CEREMONIAL FLAGS. 02:33:18 - MOUNT RUSHMORE BEING CARVED. THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. MEN HANG FROM SIDE OF HILL. GUTZON BORGLUM TALKS TO CAMERA. 02:34:06 - GEORGE GERSHWIN PLAYS PIANO ON RADIO STUDIO STAGE. PLAYS "WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE?" 02:35:18 - OFFICIALS WITH BRICKS OF CRUDE OPIUM. OPIUM PIPE. PILES OF CONTRABAND PUT INTO FURNACE TO BE DESTROYED. 02:36:14 - INTERVIEW WITH WOMAN WHO LOVED JACK DIAMOND GANGSTER: LEAD GOOD CLEAN LIVES AND LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS. MARION ROBERTS. 02:37:47 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1931
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: F-2808