Budget Films

Stock Footage

Candidates For Prez, 1948

Thomas Dewey gestures behind a mike. Shots show Harry Truman speaking. He wears sunglasses. Various shots show faces in crowds. A woman wears a funny hat. A boy holds his dog. WSs show big crowds. Wonderfully oddball shot shows Dewey leaning over from caboose to accept gift of freshly-caught fish hanging from a stick.



IdentifierCLIP-15328
Duration53 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date1948
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