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Longines Chronoscope with Max W. Thornburg

Reel Number: 221015-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1951

Country: USA

Location: New York City

TC Begins: 08:33:48

TC Ends: 08:48:15

Duration: 00:14:27

Longines Chronoscope with Max W. Thornburg Baseball at Yankee stadium - Sponsors advertisement for Longines-Wittnauer watches. 08:35:35 TELEVISION INTERVIEW: Introduced by Frank Knight; Henry Hazlitt political economist and William Bradford Huie talk with Max Thornburg, Petroleum Advisor, Department of State, on his experience in the Middle East oil industry and credentials as petroleum advisor, causes of the oil nationalisation crisis in Iran, British interference in Iranian politics and failure of effective Anglo-Iranian oil policy. Longines ads on wall in BG. 08:41:15 Lack of US corporate initiatives in developing realistic oil agreements in the Middle East. Comparison between US and Anglo-Iranian approaches. 08:45:50 Brief discussion of Shah of Iran’s role. 08:46:26 Sponsors advertisement for Longines wristwatches inc. CU vars watches pass camera L-R. Persia.

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