Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Claude A. Swanson made a tour of Filmland on October 27, 1933, and received his first glimpse of the inner workings of motion picture studios. Accompanied by Admiral David F. Sellers, he played an atmospheric bit in a film starring Kay Francis at the Warner Brothers-First National studios. Left to right in the foreground are: Michael Curtis; Hal Wallis, production executive; Secretary Swanson; Kay Francis and Admiral Sellers.
Swanson, Claude Augustus,--1862-1939 Sellers, David Foote,--1874-1949 Francis, Kay,--1905-1968 Wallis, Hal B.,--1899-1986 Curtiz, Michael,--1888-1962 Warner Bros United States.--Navy Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Motion picture producers and directors--United States Military administration--United States Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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