Louisiana Territory 1953

Synopsis:

Made by RKO-Pathe, in Pathe color and three-dimension, in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase from France at a cost of $15,000,000 (more than the annual income of the U.S.A. at the time). After a short narrative showing U.S. Ambassador Robert Livingston (Val Winter) negotiating the purchase with Napoleon and Tallyrand, the rest of the film, guided by Livingston's spirit, visits the 1953 territory of the purchase and shows the growth of such former outposts as Minneapolis, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Missouri; Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of the footage is given to New Orleans, Louisiana and its Vieux Carre, docks, business district and museums, ending with the preparation for that city's annual Mardi Gras.

Directed by: Harry W. Smith
Runtime: 63 minutes
Cast:
Val Winter
Val Winter
Ambassador Robert Livingston 
Leo Zinser
Leo Zinser
Charles Talleyrand 
Julian Meister
Julian Meister
George Benton 
Phyliss Massicot
Phyliss Massicot
Phyllis Caldwell 
Marlene Behrens
Marlene Behrens
Jane Benton