Biography: Thomas Dewey
Biography: Thomas Dewey
Film is scratched. Biography: Thomas Dewey DEWEY, THOMAS EDMUND (1902-71): US politician born in in Owosso, MI. Became district attorney for New York County in 1937, and Governor of New York State in 1942, being re-elected to this office in 1946 and 1950. He was Republican nominee for president in 1944 and 1948, the latter campaign being the favored candidate over Truman.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS of Dewey speaking about the election of 1948. MS and CU of him at public events
Biography: Thomas Dewey
DO NOT USE Opening credits and Wallace's intro
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS of Dewey speaking at the 1948 Republican National Convention. MS's of Dewey at various public events (getting out of cars, getting his picture taken, etc).
Biography: Thomas Dewey
DO NOT USE Stills of Dewey as a boy, a teenager and a young man.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS of GEORGE MCDALLY, a federal attorney who offered law grad Dewey a job in the NYC DA office.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
Prohibition montage: MS's of federal agents breaking wooden kegs of bootlegged liquor with axes. LS of a gangster car shooting a delivery truck off the road (inc CU of gunner at gun port). MS of agents shooting metal kegs of hootch with machine guns. LS of joyriding gangsters tossing grenade at store at night. The storefront explodes. LS's of stores and cars exploding. Car shot features charred corpse at wheel. MS of windows being broken. MS's of shootout; newsreel of cops arriving at murder scene, 3 bodies lying in street. MS of JOHN DILLINGER behind bars. MS's of gangsters being led into booking by arresting police.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
Dewey being awarded the position of Special Prosecutor at NYC DA office. Meeting with NY Mayor FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA. Dewey's speech against racketeering. MS's of NYC's underworld being hauled in for questioning and/or booking, most ducking their heads into the chests. MS's of noted gangster DUTCH SCHULTZ. CU's of LUCKY LUCIANO. CU of newspaper headline: LUCIANO GUILTY! Dewey talking to camera.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS of Dewey talking to camera after being elected District Attorney (real audio). MS's of gangster JIMMY HINES. MS of DIXIE DAVIS bing led into a car, later into booking.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS's of Dewey, his wife, their two kids and a large Newfoundland dog playing at their upstate NY home (inc. a snowball fight for the press).
Biography: Thomas Dewey
Dewey accepting the 1938 nomination for NY governor, a race which he loses. MS's of him shaking hands and signing autographs while on the campaign trail.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
1940 Republican National Convention. MS and tight LS of pro-Dewey placards on convention floor. MS's of eventual-candidate WENDELL WILLKIE stepping onto podium. MS of Dewey reading newspaper on train.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
1942 Dewey campaigning. MS of Dewey being sworn in as Governor of NY. MS of Dewey meeting with his cabinet of advisors, including CU of JOHN FOSTER DULLES.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
1944 Republican National Convention. Dewey assuming the nomination, going on campaign trail. MS's of Dewey giving inflammatory speech against the FDR administration (including an overt attempt at redbaiting). MS montage of Dewey meeting folks on campaign trail. Campaign publicity stunt, Dewey being initiated into an Oregon Cavemen's Club, men dressed as shaggy and unkempt cavedwellers feed the candidate strips of meat.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
1948 Republican National Convention. Dewey taking the podium to much fanfare from the crowd. MS's of Dewey's speech, showing off his oratorial flair: I COME TO YOU UNFETTERED BY A SINGLE OBLIGATION OR PROMISE TO ANY LIVING PERSON. Dewey boarding the Victory Special train, headed out on the trail. HARRY S TRUMAN embarking on the campaign trail, speaking to folks from caboose. MS's of Dewey voting at the polling place. MS of ticker board (at night) announcing the slim electorial margin. MS's of men at the National Election Board, placing numbers by the states as if it were a baseball game. MS of Dewey's national concession address. Real audio of the speech.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
Dewey at home with his family in New York. They play checkers. 1949 MS's of Dewey speaking at a black tie affair in Washington after the election (real audio). He gives a self - effacing speech about his loss and encourages the Republican party to band together. Wide MS's of Dewey and DANNY KAYE singing comedically at a black tie fundraiser.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
MS's of Dewey meeting with DWIGHT EISENHOWER. MS of Dewey announcing his retirement from politics, intercut with MS's of Dewey entering the law office where he was a senior partner.
Biography: Thomas Dewey
DO NOT USE Wallace's closing remarks, end credits.