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1952 - Motion Pictures, USA: 2nd Annual Communion Breakfast, James Keller Speaks: Ike w/ ??

Reel Number: 220701-07

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL and SD

Year / Date: 1950s

Country: USA

Location: New York City,NYC,Washington, DC

TC Begins: 17:40:44

TC Ends: 17:47:33

Duration: 00:06:49

1952 - Motion Pictures, USA: 2nd Annual Communion Breakfast, James Keller Speaks: Ike w/ ?? SOF Priest Father James Keller at microphones making speech at lectern w/ people seated flanking podium. Talks of Martin Quigley; Leo McCarey “life is not a popularity contest” 17:42:48 CU speaking “I’m doing nothing except having a good time....we’re using the movies as the most effective way to spreading the whole idea. Our first film w/ Leo McCarey, thank God, helped us with & brought his light humor & lesson into it. We have 1800 copies of that... We are using the movies to improve television (applause) 17:43:38 We just finished a movie called Television is What You Make It. Columbia Pictures made it... Talks about Atomic Energy film that they are going to make & explains how it was decided to be done “...this is the power that was put in our hands by God....If somebody doesn’t...most of us may be blasted off the face of the earth.” 17:45:05 MLS 17:46:00 Standing ovation. Pan audience at tables. People on podium as speaker introduced as Right Reverend Richard J. Higgins introduced to give benediction prayer?. (ends without). 17:46:44 MOS President Eisenhower w/ ??, attractive blonde woman wearing rose, posing in White House Oval Office. 17:46:56 MCU carrying fur stole in poses for cameras outside White House, w/ cameraman 17:47:08 end. 17:47:09 MOS MS Eisenhower w/ ?? & John Foster Dulles in White House. ?? on steps wearing hat. The Christophers; Christian Films; Social Change Motion Pictures; Movies; Catholic Religion; Liberals; VIPS;

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