BIOGRAPHY (CBS): FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT - PARTS I & II (43 Min., B&W)
The pioneer of all TV biography documentary series goes beyond its usual standard-setting treatments in reverence of the life of this great man. Narrated by Mike Wallace.
POWER BEHIND THE SMILE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (45 Min., Color/B&W)
An excellent exposition of how FDR used the fledgling power of radio to broadcast his "Fireside Chats", his messages of hope and confidence to the American people during the darkest days of the Great Depression. Excellent color film from the Pacific and European theaters of World War II and of Japanese Relocation Centers in America such as Manzinar Camp. Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave.
PERSPECTIVE ON GREATNESS: THE VOICE OF CHANGE (1952, 50 Min., B&W)
A documentary winningly produced in the old school manner of substance over style, covering the years from FDR's birth to just prior to America's involvment in World War Two, with special attention given to his domestic economic and social achievements and a spotlight on his battles with The Supreme Court.
PERSPECTIVE ON GREATNESS: THE PRICE OF PEACE (1952, 50 Min., B&W)
A step by step analysis of how President Roosevelt walked a fine line between direct military involvement in the Second World War and supporting Great Britain during her finest hour, as well as how he lead the nation to a victory he himself would not live to see.