Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1948
Caption:
"This fifteen-minute documentary provides an invaluable record of the Progressive Party’s gathering even as it combines “people’s songs” with film in an innovative, almost experimental manner. As with several earlier Union Films productions, there is some effort to theatricalize events. A People’s Convention has a protagonist, “Joe,” who is attending the convention and is shown in both the introductory and final shot, while making several appearances over the course of the picture. His presence, however, is quickly subsumed by the desire to document the convention, which was all the more urgent given the distortions that were being generated by the news media."
Musser, Charles. "A People’s Convention (Union Films, 1948)." Charles Musser. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://www.charlesmusser.com/?page_id=1672.
Description:
A documentary short with the title "A People's Convention." It consists of a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. It was produced by Union Films and covers the 1948 Progressive Party Convention in Philadelphia, PA.
