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Louisiana Territory (1953)

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Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Harry W. Smith

Synopsis

Made by RKO-Pathe, in Pathe color and three-dimension, in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase from France at a cost of $15,000,000 (more than the annual income of the U.S.A. at the time). After a short narrative showing U.S. Ambassador Robert Livingston (Val Winter) negotiating the purchase with Napoleon and Tallyrand, the rest of the film, guided by Livingston's spirit, visits the 1953 territory of the purchase and shows the growth of such former outposts as Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of the footage is given to New Orleans, Louisiana and its Vieux Carre, docks, business district and museums, ending with the preparation for that city's annual Mardi Gras.

Actors

Val Winter
Val Winter
Ambassador Robert Livingston
Leo Zinser
Leo Zinser
Charles Talleyrand
Julian Meister
Julian Meister
George Benton
Phyliss Massicot
Phyliss Massicot
Phyllis Caldwell
Marlene Behrens
Marlene Behrens
Jane Benton

Crews

George Bassman
George Bassman
Conductor
Harry W. Smith
Harry W. Smith
Director