President Roosevelt’s Birthday (1941)

Title reads: “President Roosevelt’s Birthday“. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Various shots of President Franklin D Roosevelt next to a gigantic cake. The cake is a gift from the Baker’s union. Various shots of glamorous couples dancing at FDR’s birthday ball. C/U of FDR’s mother, Mrs Roosevelt. C/U of cake. M/S of crowd of revellers clapping. Various shots of Eleanor Roosevelt cutting the cake. Various shots of crowd of celebrities posing for camera, including film stars, singers and comedians. Among them are Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, Red Skelton and Maureen O’Hara. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932)