The great gamble : Cyrus W. Field

Duration: 0:22:00

Genre: Adaptation | Biographical | Drama | Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1954

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor | Teaching Film Custodians: Publisher

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television episode, "The Great Gamble" (season 3, episode 1), which first aired October 12th, 1954 on ABC-TV. Presents the work of Cyrus W. Field in organizing and directing the project to establish a system of rapid communications between Europe and America by means of the Trans Atlantic Cable, and his courageous perseverance to succeed in spite of several unsuccessful attempts.

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