Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.

Cast

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Edward R. Stettinius Jr.

as Himself, the U.S. Secretary of State

Jonathan Hale

as Security Council Chair

Martin Kosleck

as Delegate of Nation X (uncredited)

Miles Mander

as Over the Shoulder Reader

Grant Mitchell

as Passenger with newspaper

Lionel Stander

as (uncredited)

George Zucco

as Security Council Chair

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