STK-ID 14732

Various shots of meeting, speakers, delegates. MCSs of many personalities. Interior shots of large, smoky convention hall, convention in progress. Several shots crowd listening, applauding, standing and cheering. Shots of delegates, including William Lyon Mackenzie King speaking from dais, Brooke Claxton, Louis Saint-Laurent, Paul Martin. Sequence showing ballot box being passed from hand to hand during the balloting. Shots of newly elected Louis Saint-Laurent speaking, acknowledging cheers of crowd who have just elected him successor to Mackenzie King at head of Liberal Party. Shots of crowd applauding, standing up.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Liberal Convention
Location
Ontario
Year
1949
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Video HI 8
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3