- Title: VM-1030B
- Summary: THE BIG PICTURE:
- Description:00:30:53 - PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 6 "OBSOLETE" FILM. THREE REPORTS IN ONE: A LOOK AT ROTC. THE STORY OF THE MANY CIVILIANS WHO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR DEFENSE EFFORT. THE ISLAND OF HOPE FOR MILLIONS OF FREE CHINESE, FORMOSA 00:31:00 - NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE RESERVE OFFICER'S TRAINING PROGRAM IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES AND THE THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS THAT PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR DEFENSE EFFORT. HE ALSO TELLS OF FORMOSA. 00:32:28 - MS- A GI RUNS ON A THREADMILL AS A CIVILIAN PHYSIOLOGIST ANALYSES HIS PROGRESS ON A GRAPH. LS- 2 CIVILIANS LAUNCH A WEATHER BALLOON. 00:33:28 - MS- A GLASS BLOWER MAKES A SPECIAL TEST TUBE AS OTHERS SCIENTISTS HELP, DESIGN SPECIAL EQUIPMENT AT THEIR WORK BENCHES. 00:33:55 - A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN SIT AT A TABLE AND TASTE COFFEE SAMPLES. CU- A HAND STIRS A PAN OF BEANS OVER A STOVE. CU- A MAN TASTES THE BEANS AND OTHER FOODS USED IN GI RATIONS. 00:34:20 - CU- (PAN) 1945 "K" RATIONS ARE COMPARED WITH THE NEW 1954 "ASSAULT" PACK 00:34:56 - MONTAGE - RIFLES BEING ASSEMBLED AND TESTED BY WORKERS AT THEIR BENCHES AND MACHINES IN A MANUFACTURING PLANT. 00:35:26 - MS- A CLOTH CUTTER CUTS PATTERN OUT A STACK OF FABRIC. MS- A MAN SEWS THE FABRIC ON HIS SEWING MACHINE. WOMEN SEW UNIFORMS AND U.S. FLAGS ON THEIR SEWING MACHINES FOR MILITARY USE ANOTHER FOLDS AND STACKS THEM. MS- A BLACK WORKER CRATES THEM. 00:37:22 - LS- A PAINTER PAINTS AN BARRACKS BUILDING AT AN ARMY INSTALLATION. MS- A PLUMBER TIGHTENS A VALVE WITH HIS WRENCH. MS- AN ELECTRICIAN WORKS AT A POWER BOX. 00:38:03 - LS- CIVILIAN UNIFORMED GUARDS LINE UP WITH THEIR PISTOLS IN HAND, FOR AN INSPECTION. 00:38:13 - MS- A CIVILIAN BUYER INSPECTS FRUIT AND VEGGIES AT A WHOLESALE MARKET. 00:38:53 - MS- WORKERS ON A SEA GOING BARGE PULL DEBRIS OUT OF THE WATER TO KEEP HARBOR CLEAR FOR SHIPPING 00:39:09 - LS- A CIVILIAN TESTS A FLAME THROWER ON A TANK AS HE INSTRUCTS GIS IN IT'S USE. GIS WATCH AS A CIVILIAN DEMONSTRATES A TURRET GUN. 00:39:53 - AERIAL- CROWD OF CIVILIAN WORKERS ENTERING AN ARMY INSTALLATION. "THE 4TH MAN ON THE ARMY TEAM" 00:40:46 - MONTAGE- THE ISLAND OF FORMOSA (TAIWAN) - A BAND PLAYS AS 14,000 CHINESE POWS ARRIVE IN FORMOSA AFTER REFUSING TO GO BACK TO CHINA AT END OF KOREAN WAR. 00:41:18 - MS- A SOLDIER HOLDS UP A ROD WITH BLASTING FIRE CRACKERS ON ITS END. CROWDS CHEER THE POWS FROM THE SHORE. LS- TRUCKS FULL OF THE POWS ARE GREETED AS RETURNING HEROES IN THE STREETS OF TAIWAN. 00:42:01 - MS- PEASANTS TURN A WHEEL IN PRIMITIVE FASHION COMPARED TO A ELECTRIC POWER STATION SHOWN. 00:42:31 - LS- STATUE OF SUN-YAT-SEN IN FRONT OF THE MAIN GOVERNMENT BUILDING OF TAIWAN. 00:42:49 - LS- A LARGE POSTER OF LAUREL AND HARDY ADVERTISING THE MOVIE IN CHINESE. 00:43:04 - MS- TROMBONE PLAYERS PLAY IN BAND WHICH ENTERTAINS AT A POLITICAL RALLY. LS- A MAN ATOP A CAR USES LARGE MEGAPHONE TO GET ACROSS A MESSAGE. 00:43:27 - MS- PEOPLE LINE UP AND PLACE THEIR BALLOT IN A BALLOT BOX. LS- JET PLANES ZOOM TO THE SKY AS TAIWAN RECEIVES THEIR FIRST JETS FROM AMERICA. 00:44:11 - MS- GENERALISSIMO AND MADAM CHIANG-KAI-SHEK VISIT THE AIRFIELD TO SEE THE PLANES. 00:44:29 - MS- AN OX PULLED CART AND IT'S PEASANT RIDER WATCH ARMY TANKS GO BY ON THE ROAD. 00:44:54 - MS- U.S. MILITARY ADVISERS WATCH AS CHINESE OFFICER CANDIDATES ASSEMBLE ARTILLERY IN THE FIELD. MS- A CLASS SITS AND LEARNS ABOUT A MORTAR AT AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM 00:46:31 - MS- CANDIDATES TOSS A LOG INTO THE AIR AND CATCH IT IN A PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSION. CU- A CHINESE SOLDIER TIGHTENS A BOLT ON A TANK THREAD AS ANOTHER CLEANS THE GUN BARREL 00:47:59 - MS- EX-CHINESE POWS PLAY A GAME OF CHECKERS, CHINESE STYLE, IN THEIR BARRACKS. CU- A CHINESE LIES IN HIS BUNK, TAKES A PUFF FROM HIS CIGARETTE AND REMINISES 00:48:40 - MS- MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM C. CHASE REVIEWS A GIANT PARADE OF TAIWAN MILITARY. LS- CHINESE TROOPS MARCH GOOSE STEP ALA NAZIS. 00:50:00 - THE RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORP. LS- AS FAMILIES WATCH CAP AND GOWN GRADUATES FROM A COLLEGE TAKE THEIR SEATS AT GRADUATION TIME. 00:50:07 - MONTAGE- STUDENTS WALK THE CAMPUS GROUNDS. 00:50:22 - CU- A MILITARY OFICER TEACHES A CIVILIAN CLASS GENERAL MILITARY SCIENCE, OR AS COMMONLY KNOWN, RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORP (ROTC) 00:50:52 - MS- THE CLASS LISTENS ATTENTIVELY AS THE OFFICER EXPLAINS THE 4 YEAR COURSE. MONTAGE- OFFICER-TEACHERS AT THEIR BLACKBOARDS AND MAPS. 00:51:45 - MS- CADETS SIT AT BENCH AND TAKE APART RIFLES MS- STUDENTS SHOOT AT AN INDOOR RIFLE RANGE IN THE COLLEGE. OTHER CLASSES GIVE QUARTERMASTER TRAINING ENGINEERING, AUTOMOTIVE, VETERINARY & ORDINANCE. 00:54:51 - MS- CADETS STRIPPED TO THE WAIST DO CALISTENICS AT SUMMER CAMP IN THEIR 3RD YEAR WHEN THEY ARE OFFICIALLY SOLDIERS. MS- CADET IS GIVEN PHYSICAL EXAM, ARMY STYLE. CLOSE-UP LOOK AT HIS TEETH 00:55:26 - MS- TENTS FOR THE CADETS IN A WOODED AREA. CADETS EAT OUTDOOR PICNIC STYLE. LS- 2 CADETS SHOW HOW TO SAFELY LOWER AN INJURED LINEMAN TO THE GROUND FROM A TELEPHONE POLE. MS- A LARGE GROUP OF CADETS SIT ON GROUND AND WATCH. 00:56:06 - MS- A CADET IS SHOWN HOW TO OPERATE A TV CAMERA ON THE FIELD. CU- LENS ARE ROTATED BY HAND
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1940
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: VM-1030B