- Title: CF693
- Description:01:00:00 Soldier collects film from woman at reception desk and leaves in army truck, truck delivers film to man at army barracks and leaves, la shot ( very nice ) of soldier lacing film onto projector as shadow of another projector runs on wall behind him, truck arrives carrying soldiers to outdoor army cinema where other soldiers wait, three soldiers play cards on bonnet of jeep, one smoking, men read, talk and smoke as they sit waiting, women / WACS arrive at outdoor cinema, John Wayne, two women and army personnel out of car, Wayne gets woman’s handbag out of car, soldiers watch film at night, soldiers read comics, laugh and smoke, injured soldiers ( some black ) arrive at open air cinema, man on crutches along, black and white soldiers carry stools to cinema, black and white troops sit together. Troops clap and laugh as watch film at night, black and white troops faces as they listen to unseen show (daytime), troops laughing. 01:06:47 No sound. Los Angeles, 1945. Tickertape falls from sky, two boys on top of lamp post – one sits on the other’s shoulders and Pantages Theatre in bg – look up to sky as it falls, wave to camera, pan down to jubilant crowd holding placards reading PEACE, pan across to huge traffic jam, happy people fill cars ( Sunset Strip ), happy waving people celebrate end of war, man in Navy uniform AND enormous beard holds newspaper with headline JAPAN WAR ENDS, cu happy crowd waves to camera, woman at window waves streamer, pan down to waving crowd, great reaction shots some generic-looking, man leads people along road with American flag, people play trumpets, drums, dance in street, uniformed and civilian dress people in cars stand and wave flags, one mimics Hitler and gives Nazi salute – funny. 01:12:26 1940s. No sound. Car uphill towards camera along palm lined road in Los Angeles, city in bg, ws, cu Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio sign ( MGM ) very art deco, ms Paramount Pictures entrance, studio buildings, MGM bulletin giving information on War Savings Bonds, cu BUY BONDS AT ACCT OFFICE sign, sign reading AIR RAID SHELTER in MGM Studios, cu same shot, poster reading DON’T WAIT TO SEE THE WHITE OF THEIR EYES – BUY WAR BONDS NOW!, actress stands in front of poster as her hair is checked and director looks on, man takes photograph, cu actress posing, cu great shot of cameraman checking his camera then taking photograph, sign reading HOLLYWOOD VICTORY COMMITTEE with men past, roll of honour board. 01:15:01 ENDS 01:15:07 1967. Sound. NEWSREEL TITLE: UN SEEKS RESPITE IN WAR THREAT Ext UN building, queue of people inside, people at Security Council, UN committee in session vs, cameramen brief shot. Middle East blockade. 01:16:04 1967. Newport News, Virginia. Sound. Pan down hull of aircraft carrier John F Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy with wife and other members of Kennedy family along, Jackie Kennedy, Caroline and John Junior along, huge crowds, President Johnson and Rose Kennedy along, Johnson makes speech (unheard), Caroline smashes Champagne bottle against ship as Jackie and John Junior watch and clap, words J F K light up on bow of boat, ship down gangplank. 01:17:14 1967, Universal City, Los Angeles. Sound. Anniversary of pioneer cartoonist, Walter Lanz and 25th birthday of his star, Woody Woodpecker, cu Woody Woodpecker model, cu two girls in party hats read Woody Woodpecker books, Lanz presented with trophy, people clap, Lanz blows out candle on cake featuring Woody as little girls look on, girl eats cake, Walter Lanz and wife( she is voice of Woody ) admire award. 01:34:38 1954. Women’s Home Companion Awards. Presented to John Wayne ( in uniform of Ghengis Khan ) and June Allison ( for The Glen Miller Story ). 01:35:02 1954. General and Mrs Van Fleet welcomed in Seoul, South Korea. 01:35:27 1954. General William F Dean is ‘ inducted into the US Navy ‘ by King Neptune of Stockton, California, for his bravery and heroism. 01:36:01 1954. Two women model swimsuits with built in girdles (great idea!). Four women in swimsuits run down stairs to pool but it is empty so they pose instead. Cu swimsuits, two women play scrabble, woman poses in straw hat and sunglasses, women model swimsuits. 01:37:32 1954. Boxer Ezzard Charles runs with trainer, practices with punch bag, cu smiling Charles, playing cards, back view of Rocky Marciano’s robe, he turns, cu skipping boxer’s feet, Marciano hitting punch bag, smiles and poses with his hands held up to the camera, pretends to punch camera. 01:38:36 1954. Ski rescue competition, wounded man loaded onto ski stretcher and pulled downhill by skier. 01:39:43 1973, Colour, sound. Richard Nixon hosts largest dinner event ever held at the White House for Vietnam prisoners of war. Bob Hope introduces Vic Damone, Vic Damone sings I Can’t Stop Loving You, thanks ‘Mr President’, sings If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words, Bob Hope introduced John Wayne, Wayne onto stage, thanks Mr President, talks about Vietnam War. Thanks President ‘for everything’. Bob Hope tells jokes and introduces comedian, Phyllis Diller does comedy routine dressed in sparkly dress and feather headdress. 01:57:10 Bob Hope jokes and introduces Joey Heatherton, low sound on microphone, sings Someone to Watch Over Me, ( low light on camera at this point ), comes back on stage to kiss Bob Hope. Bob Hope talks about showgirls that accompanied him on troop visits to Vietnam, he introduces Ricardo Montalban. 02:06:08 02:06:11 1960, BW, SOUND. John Wayne dressed for his part in The Alamo in front of set and other actors, talks to camera in recruiting piece for the Marine Corps, clip of men raising US flag at Iwo Jima. 02:06:30 ENDS
- Collection: Clips and Footage
- Genre:Historical
- Producer:Clips and Footage
- Decade: 1940s