- Title: VM-131B
- Summary: WWII NEWSREELS: 02 30 39 - JULY 18, 1944 02 38 32 - DECEMBER 21, 1944 02 46 01 - 1942
- Description:02:30:44 - ROOSEVELT TO RUN FOR FORTH TERM 02:30:45 - LS EXTERIOR WHITE HOUSE. CIRCA 1944 FOUNTAINS 02:30:47 - FDR SITTING. CU LETTER ANNOUNCING HIS ACCEPTION OF NOMINATION FOR 4TH TERM. CU LAST PARAGRAPH OF LETTER AS NARRATOR READS IT. 02:31:15 - VICE PRESIDENT WALLACE WALKS TO WORK. INTERCUTS PRESS TAKING PICTURES. 02:31:27 - ON THE WAR FRONTS 02:31:31 - NORMANDY 02:31:34 - MINE BEATER MACHINE VIOLENTLY CHEWS THROUGH THE GROUND. MENACING LOOKING MACHINE. CHAINS GO ROUND & ROUND. 02:31:46 - MINE BEATER MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH FIELD. LOTS OF SMOKE 02:31:54 - U.S. TROOPS FROM 4TH, 9TH, & 79TH IN A NORMAN TOWN. MONTAGE OF FIGHTING 02:32:10 - NAZI TANK CRUMBLES TO THE GROUND 02:32:13 - LINE UP OF PRISONERS 02:32:17 - CU GRATEFUL WOMAN WITH ARM AROUND LIBERATOR. NECKLACE OF GRENADES 02:32:19 - ALLIED SOLDIER WAVES CAPTURED GERMANS THROUGH STREET 02:32:30 - AERIAL OF AIR FORCE PLANE DROPPING BOMBS 02:32:52 - NAZI SUPPLY SHIP BEING ATTACKED. SHOOTS ROUNDS IN RETALIATION 02:32:58 - GERMAN TRAIN BEING SHOT AT 02:33:03 - ENEMY PLANES BEING DESTROYED ON GROUND. POV PILOT 02:33:11 - ITALY 02:33:14 - SEC. OF WAR, STIMSON ON TRAIN IN ITALY 02:33:17 - POV LOOKING OUT TRAIN WINDOW, ITALIAN WAR FRONT FROM NAPALS TO ROME 02:33:29 - TWO TRAINS COME INTO STATION. 02:33:33 - ON PLATFORM MEETS GENERAL CLARK 02:33:36 - LS, CAPITOL BUILDING, ROME. U.S. FLAG 02:33:46 - STIMSON VISITS WOUNDED. 02:33:57 - SAIPAN. MARIANAN ISLAND 02:33:59 - MONTAGE OF TANKS, JEEPS ON SAIPAN 02:34:05 - FOOT SOLDIERS 02:34:21 - JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS ON FIRE. 02:34:24 - GIS HOLD CAPTURED JAPANESE FLAG 02:34:28 - HUGE MASSIVE EXPLOSION. SMOKE RISES UP IN SKY 02:34:40 - GIS CARRY DEAD SOLDIER ON STRETCHER. 02:34:44 - GI COVERS DEAD SOLDIER. 02:34:45 - CU COL. CARLSON. SMOKING CIGARETTE 02:34:49 - CU MAN TAGGING DEAD SOLDIER. IDENTIFICATION 02:34:53 - AIR FIELD. PLANES LANDS. 8 BALL FROM POOL ON SIDE OF PLANE. B-29. 02:35:04 - MONTAGE OF SOLDIERS AT AIR FIELD 02:35:10 - ROBOT BOMBS FAIL TO PANIC BRITISH 02:35:16 - WINSTON CHURCHILL WITH AID OF CANE VISITS AN ANTI AIR CRAFT INSTILLATION. SMOKING CIGAR. 02:35:25 - ENEMY FIGHTER PLANE FLIES OVERHEAD. GUNS SHOOT AT IT. WOMAN MILITARY PERSONNEL HOLDS HER EARS MONTAGE OF GROUND-AIR COMBAT. 02:35:36 - CHURCHILL SEATED, CUPS EYES LOOKING UP AT PLANES. 02:35:51 - MONTAGE OF HOUSE BOMBED. BROKEN GLASS. WARPED TILES ON ROOF. 02:35:57 - SOLDIER STANDS IN HOLE CREATED BY BOMB. 02:36:00 - MAN INSPECTS PIECES OF PLANE ON GROUND 02:36:03 - CHURCHILL SITS ON CHAIR WITH HELMET ON. HOLDS HIS CANE, SMOKES CIGAR. 02:36:08 - BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES. 02:36:13 - ELDERLY HENRY FORD & WIFE CLIMB OUT OF CAR. TECUMSEH, MICH. POSES INSIDE GAZEBO WITH CITIZENS. 02:36:27 - WHEAT FIELD 02:36:29 - CU HAND POURING GRAIN OUT OF SMALL BOX. KERNELS 02:36:32 - FORD REACHES OUT & TOUCHES WHEAT IN FIELD. CUTS WHEAT WITH SCYTHE. 02:36:40 - CU WHEAT PLANTS 02:36:42 - FORD SITS ON FARMING MACHINE. MOWS DOWN WHEAT WITH HORSE DRIVEN CUTTING MACHINE 02:36:55 - THE WORLD OF SPORTS 02:36:59 - CANNON LADY HUMAN CANNONBALL 02:37:02 - CU VICTORIA ZACINNI ?SP. PUTS ON HELMET-MASK. 02:37:08 - SPECTATORS AT PALISADES PARK, N.J. CURIOUS ONLOOKERS 02:37:09 - CANNON LADY GETS INSIDE CANNON 02:37:12 - CU PERSON STICKING OUT TOP OF CANNON 02:37:16 - SHOT OUT OF CANNON, LANDS ON SAFTY NET. FERRIS WHEEL. AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES. 02:37:36 - FILM PLAYED IN REVERSE, SHE GOES BACK INTO CANNON. ROLLER COASTER 02:37:44 - BRONC BUSTERS 02:37:46 - RODEO PEOPLE ON HORSEBACK RIDE THROUGH ARENA 02:37:51 - RODEO WOMAN STRADDLES UPSIDE DOWN HORSE. WOMAN WRESTLES HORSE 02:37:55 - YOUNG BOYS IN FRONT ROW CLAP 02:37:56 - WOMAN RIDES BUCKING BRONCO IN RODEO. GRABS ONTO COWBOY ON HORSE 02:38:04 - SEQUENCE OF RODEO MEN BEING THROWN OFF HORSES & BULLS. BULL FIGHTER. 02:38:38 - B-29'S RULE JAP SKIES 02:38:41 - B-29'S FLYING ON AIR FIELD AT SAIPAN 02:38:49 - JET FIGHTER PLANE BLOWS UP ON FIELD. BITS OF PLANE ON FIRE. SMOKE. JEEP DRIVES PAST 02:39:04 - MEN ON AIR FIELD WITH LONG FIRE HOSE. PUTTING OUT PLANE ON FIRE 02:39:07 - BARE CHESTED MAN POSES NEXT TO BULLET HOLES 02:39:11 - MONTAGE OF BURNT OUT PLANE PARTS. 02:39:22 - GROUP SHOT OF AIR FORCE PERSONNEL MEETING. MONTAGE OF MEN ON BASE 02:39:34 - CU SOLDIER WRITING ONLY THE BEGINNING ON SIDE OF BOMB. 02:39:37 - GENERAL O'DONNEL, TASK FORCE LEADER & GEN. HANSEL COMMANDER 21ST BOMBING LOOK AT PLANS. STRATEGIES 02:39:50 - CU MONTAGE OF LOGOS ON SIDE OF PLANES. STORK DELIVERING BOMB, GIRLIE, JUMBO 02:39:57 - AIR FORCE BOMBER JET TAKES OFF DOWN RUNWAY. LOTS OF PERSONNEL WATCH. CAMERAMAN 02:40:21 - AIR FORCE PLANES FLY IN FORMATION. 02:40:37 - ANIMATED MAP. PLANE FLIES FROM SAIPAN TO TOKYO 02:40:46 - POV FLYING OVER TOKYO. DROPPING LOAD OF BOMBS. 02:41:30 - OVER CLOUDS SUN SETTING 02:41:35 - BOMBS SOFTEN MANILA FOR FINAL DRIVE 02:41:37 - CARRIER BASE PLANES FLY OVER MANILA HARBOR. 02:41:54 - AERIAL MONTAGE OF MANILA 02:42:14 - CU PILOT FLYING F6F JET FIGHTER PALNE 02:42:17 - HELLCAT WITH ONE WHEEL GONE LANDS ON CARRIER 02:42:27 - WHEEL GOES FLYING ACROSS CARRIERS DECK 02:42:29 - DECK CREW CLIMB ON BROKEN DOWN PLANE. MONTAGE OF CREW ON DECK PERFORMING VARIOUS DUTIES 02:42:46 - FLYING PLANE PICKS UP SOLDIERS 02:42:48 - PLANE FLIES IN & PICKS UP BARREL WITH ROPE 02:42:58 - MEN TIE DOWN SHEEP WITH ROPE 02:43:01 - SHEEP IS PICKED UP BY PLANE 02:43:11 - PARATROOPER PICKED UP BY ROPE 02:43:25 - CU PARATROOPER OVER LAND SUSPENDED BY ROPES 02:43:32 - SITTING PARATROOPER PICKED UP BY ROPES. 02:43:42 - MAN CLIMBS INTO PLANE MID AIR 02:43:59 - PARATROOPER POSES FOR CAMERA 02:44:04 - HEAVY SNOW BLANKETS CANADA 02:44:06 - PEOPLE ON SIDEWALK DURING GREAT BLIZZARD 02:44:09 - CARS DRIVE THROUGH BLIZZARD 02:44:12 - TRIO RUNS DOWN ROAD IN BLIZZARD SNOW BLOWS BAD WHEATHER. 02:44:16 - CITY PEOPLE FIGHT MOTHER NATURE ON STREETS. HOLDING ONTO HATS, MONTREAL. TROLLEY. QUEBEC. MEN WALK DOWN STREET IN BLIZZARD 02:44:26 - TRAIN MOVES TOWARD CAMERA. ROLLS PAST. 02:44:33 - TORONTO UNDER SNOW, CARS BURIED. STUCK. 02:44:38 - MILK MAN DELIVERS BOTTLES ON SNOW SHOES. 02:44:42 - CU STORE CLOSED SIGN ON DOOR 02:44:44 - PEDESTRIANS CROSS SNOW PILED STREETS 02:44:50 - GROUP OF MEN SHOVEL SNOW OFF CITY STREETS. OFF TRAIN TRACKS. 02:45:00 - MEN USE FIRE TO MELT SNOW FROM TRAIN TRACKS. THAWING SWITCHES. 02:45:03 - CU SNOWPLOW SMASHING ITS WAY THROUGH SNOW 02:45:10 - PACKERS WIN 1944 TITLE 02:45:12 - MEN AT SPORTING EVENT LEAN OVER FENCE IN ANTICIPATION. SMOKING CIGARS 02:45:15 - FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN GREEN BAY PACKERS & NEW YORK GIANTS. POLO GROUNDS. 14 TO 7 02:45:36 - COLD WEATHER SPORTS. BUNDLED UP PEOPLE IN BLEACHERS. SPECTATORS. FANS. BLANKET 02:46:18 - U.S. RUSHES NEW BASES IN PACIFIC 02:46:24 - MEN ON SAILBOAT. BATTLESHIP IN BACKGROUND 02:46:30 - CU BLACK MAN IN HAT & TRUNKS ROWS BOAT 02:46:30 - CU SMALL LOCAL BOY IN BOAT 02:46:32 - MONTAGE OF NAVY, MARINES, ARMY PERSONNEL SENT TO THE PACIFIC. BLUE JACKETS. 02:46:42 - MEN BRING FIGHTER PLANE ON FERRY. 02:46:48 - MEN PUSH SCOUT PLANE INTO BUSHES. HIDING. BOMBERS IN WOODS PALM TREES 02:46:56 - BARRELS ROLL DOWN CONVEYOR BELT SAILORS ROLL THEM. GAS, OIL, SUPPLIES. TONS OF BARRELS TOGETHER 02:47:01 - JEEP LIFTED OFF CARRIER 02:47:10 - CU SAILOR WIPING OFF BROW WITH ARM. 02:47:15 - MEN UNLOAD SUPPLIES. CU CARTONS-BOXES OF FOOD. 02:47:20 - MEN IN UNIFORMS WAIST DEEP IN WATER. ONE TIES LITTLE DARK FLAG ON POLE. MARKER. 02:47:25 - GIANT TRACTOR CUTS DOWN PALM TREES. DRAGS TREE AWAY. MEN BUILDING, CLEARING. 02:47:37 - MEN READY WAR MACHINES. PREPARING FOR WAR. 02:47:50 - LOW SHOT OF MAN ON PALM TREE CUTTING LIMBS 02:47:55 - MAN CAMOUFLAGES TENT WITH LEAVES OF PALM TREE 02:48:02 - NEW ROLES FOR WOMEN IN WAR. 02:48:06 - OFFICERS WALK THROUGH ROWS OF U.S. NAVY NURSES FEMALE OFFICER REVIEWS NURSES. 02:48:16 - FEMALE NURSES & OFFICERS POSE FOR PHOTO 02:48:30 - CU SERIOUS LOOKING COMMANDER OF WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILLIARY CORPS STANDS NEXT TO US ARMY POSTER 02:48:45 - FEMALE ARMY COMMANDER ON PHONE 02:48:49 - PAN RECRUITING ROOM WOMEN FILLING OUT PAPERS TAKING EXAMINATIONS-TESTS. 02:49:07 - FEMALE ARMY COMMANDER AT CAPITOL. WALKS PAST MALE SOLDIERS, THEY SALUTE 02:49:20 - QUARTET OF WOMEN IN UNIFORM STAND ON HILL LOOKING AT PLANS, BINOCULARS 02:49:23 - WOMEN'S MOTORCYCLE CORPS COMES DOWN HILL. DISPATCH RIDERS. RIDING MOTORCYCLE THROUGH WATER-CREEK. RIDING ON DIRT ROAD. 02:49:40 - SPORT FANS HAIL BIG ATHLETIC MEET 02:49:44 - AMERICAN ATHLETIC UNION TRACK MEET, N.Y.C. 110 METER DASH. WON BY HAROLD DAVIS. CU DAVIS 02:50:00 - SHOT PUT. HEAVES SHOT 60 FEET. 02:50:10 - 110 METER HIGH HURDLES. WINNER SMILES FOR CAMERA 02:50:30 - POLE VAULT WERNER DAM, LEAPS 15 FEET. CU DAM 02:50:45 - SOLDIERS GET MAIL VIA MOVIE FILM. 02:50:50 - PEOPLE AT POST OFFICE WINDOW TAKE FORMS, FILL OUT. CU WOMAN FOLDING LETTER, PUTTING IN ENVELOPE 02:51:00 - PEOPLE DEPOSIT LETTERS AT POST OFFICE. CIVILIANS & SAILOR 02:51:02 - MEN SORTING OUT MAIL. MAN MAKES COPIES OF LETTERS PUTS ON 16MM MICROFILM. ROLL OF FILM. CU FILM STRIP IN MAN'S HAND. 02:51:21 - CU 16MM STRIP OF FILM. 02:51:25 - CU LETTER 02:51:29 - MEN LOAD BOXES OF 16MM FILM INTO BIG MAIL SACKS 02:51:35 - TRIO OF ARMY-NAVY READ LETTERS FROM MICROFILM 02:51:41 - U.S. VICTORY AT MIDWAY FILMED UNDER FIRE 02:51:45 - COOL CU SHOT OF PILOT SEA PLANE 02:51:52 - ARMY, NAVY, MARINE PLANES SURPRISE JAPANESE INVASION FORCE. MONTAGE OF BATTLE. BATTLESHIPS ANTI AIR CRAFT 02:52:24 - BLAZING JAPANESE CRUISER LEAVES LONG SMOKE TRAIL IN WATER. SHOT FROM ABOVE. DESTROYING SHIPS FROM AIR 02:53:09 - MS HIT BATTLESHIP-CRUISER. ON FIRE. SMOKE. 02:53:39 - HIGH SHOT ADMIRAL NIMITZ BESTOWS MEDALS FOR DEEDS OF VALOUR-HONOR. AT PORT. 02:53:51 - MONTAGE CU'S HERO PILOTS. 02:54:20 - BOMBER MANUFACTURING PLANT. WOMEN WORK ALONGSIDE MEN BUILDING PLANES FOR WAR INDUSTRY. 02:54:48 - BRINGING OUT NEWLY BUILT PLANES. ARMADA OF FIGHTING PLANES READY & WAITING. 02:55:03 - MIDSHIPMEN SALUTE THE "COLOR GIRL". WOMAN DRESSED UP HOLDING BOUQUET CEREMONY FOR NAVAL CADETS BEING MADE OFFICERS. INTERCUTS FAMILIES WATCHING. 02:55:14 - MARCHING IN FINAL REVIEW. 02:55:28 - CU ALL FEMALE AUDIENCE-GROUP ON CHAIRS. WATCHING 02:55:30 - INSIDE HALL OF OLD ACADEMY. OFFICERS RECEIVE THEIR WAR TIME COMMISSIONS. 02:55:46 - HIGH SHOT OF NEWLY MADE OFFICERS CHEER & THROW HATS-CAPS IN AIR. TRADITION
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1942
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: VM-131B