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William D. Upshaw of Georgia, the 1932 "dry" candidate for US president

Interior of bar / speakeasy with men drinking and being served / in a staged scene, dry presidential candidate, William D. Upshaw of Georgia, SOT confronts bartender as the enemy and hits him over the head with a whiskey bottle / CU Upshaw SOT preaching the sins of drink / SOT Upshaw dramatically relates personal history with drink / bartender holding his head in bg as SOT Upshaw compares his candidacy and campaign to that of Theodore Roosevelt: "I would do with this Prohibition question like Teddy Roosevelt did with every question he tackled: I'd use a big stick (smashes urn) on a big job in a big way" / Upshaw clears glasses of beverages off the bar with a crutch as bar patrons run / Note: exact month/day not known
Interior of bar / speakeasy with men drinking and being served / in a staged scene, dry presidential candidate, William D. Upshaw of Georgia, SOT confronts bartender as the enemy and hits him over the head with a whiskey bottle / CU Upshaw SOT preaching the sins of drink / SOT Upshaw dramatically relates personal history with drink / bartender holding his head in bg as SOT Upshaw compares his candidacy and campaign to that of Theodore Roosevelt: "I would do with this Prohibition question like Teddy Roosevelt did with every question he tackled: I'd use a big stick (smashes urn) on a big job in a big way" / Upshaw clears glasses of beverages off the bar with a crutch as bar patrons run / Note: exact month/day not known
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Editorial #:
2227541145
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1932
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:26:20
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr006656_02_01