Motion Picture MP2013-21

Ecuador

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
190 feet
Running Time
8 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
Unknown
Restrictions
Undetermined
Received
Robert Landry Papers
Keywords
Presidential aircraft
Description

Several scenes involving President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador, Robert Landry and various other dignitaries and military personnel.

Date(s)
ca.
June 1951
Available Format(s)
Motion Picture

SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.

SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.

This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.

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Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.

Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

00:00  Footage of snow-capped mountains and city panorama and countryside taken from inside “The Independence”.

00:35  Uniformed troops standing at attention.

01:23  Unidentified civilians and some military personnel on a deck of some sort looking out at the troops.

01:31  Footage of various scenery.

02:08  Possibly President Galo Plaza Lasso with wife overlooking landscape.

02:18  Lots of footage of a more downtrodden area.

02:49  President Lasso with unidentified people meeting and greeting.

02:56  People watch a ceremony from a balcony above an archway with a sign reading “GUAYAQUIL”.

03:13  Robert Landry in uniform watching the ceremony.

03:16  More ceremony as seen from the steps of “The Independence”.

03:37  Robert Landry watching.

03:40  Local press taking pictures of Robert Landry, his wife, President Lasso, and others.

03:55  President Galo Plaza Lasso meeting and greeting people.

04:09  More land & cityscapes.

04:23  Poor footage shot from within the plane showing ground and sky.  Gets a little better toward end.

05:19  Unidentified couples having discussions and drinks.

05:32  Military ceremony shot from “The Independence”.

05:59  Robert Landry observing ceremony, then talking with other servicemen.

06:09  President Lasso with unidentified dignitaries and crowds.

06:50  Random footage of architecture and city scenes.

07:09  More unidentified groups of people.

07:16  City scenes.

07:48  Robert Landry & his wife sitting and having coffee with another couple.

08:00  END