Americans All

Series Title: State Department South America Series

Summary:

Stresses the importance of the Good Neighbor Policy and Western Hemisphere cooperation in the face of Europe's disintegration. The first half is an historical summary of Latin America. Postulating that youth will build a new world, the last half considers youth at work, youth at school, health conditions, defense, and ends with a plea for American solidarity. (Jane M. Loy, Latin American Research Review, vol.12 no.3, 1977)

Description:

Sponsored Film; General Orientation (Adamson-Seaton Film Classifications)

Country/Location: Latin America

Tribe or Group: N/A

Producer: Julien Bryan

Cinematographer: Julien Bryan, Jules Bucher

Production Company: Julien Bryan

Additional Production: Narrated by Julien Bryan

Running Time: 20 min.

Years Filmed: 1940

Decade Produced: 1940s

Film Gauge: 35mm

Stock: B&W Nitrate

Footage Count: 821'

Sound: Narrated

Notes: Made for the Federal Government (part of the FDR Good Neighbor Policy). Edited by Pathe News. Julien Bryan was contracted by the FDR administration (Nelson Rockefeller, the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, was in charge of contracting filmmakers to make movies in South America). Americans All was the first film in the series of 23 made by Julien Bryan.

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