1943-1944B&W CARTOONS
Series of cartoons produced for the war effort and shown to troops to train them about military and war time issues US propaganda
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Close up of old fashion ink well pen, writing a letter.
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| 01:00:05 5.03 |
Soldier writing letter.
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| 01:00:13 13.85 |
Soldier leaves barracks to mail letter
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| 01:00:20 20.06 |
Soldier try's to get by mail censor
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| 01:00:28 28.63 |
Soldier is stopped by an electric eye!
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| 01:00:33 33.19 |
Soldier try's to crawl under light beam, but his behind trips the sensor.
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| 01:00:35 35.04 |
Soldier is caught by search light
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| 01:00:37 37.22 |
As he try's to make a break for it, he is trapped by four walls of jail bars!
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| 01:00:40 40.55 |
A horse shoe magnet comes out of the unit censor's door and removes the soldiers helmet
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| 01:00:42 42.93 |
A hand attached to an accordion spring reaches out and grabs the letter!
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| 01:00:45 45.49 |
The soldier is grabbed by a hook, and swung over to a sign that reads:
“Watch What You Write” |
| 01:00:50 50.32 |
A hand from the door gives his letter back redacted!
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| 01:00:52 52.78 |
Train with artillery passes by.
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| 01:00:55 55.48 |
Troops on board – camera pans to soldier writing another letter
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| 01:01:04 64.31 |
as train passes along soldier calls out to farmer – asks to mail his letter.
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| 01:01:11 71.78 |
Turns letter into paper airplane and sends it flying.
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| 01:01:12 72.79 |
The letter is caught by a butterfly net! Which comes out of the caboose car.
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| 01:01:17 77.07 |
The letter (paper airplane) makes its way back to soldier sitting reading the newspaper.
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| 01:01:19 79.44 |
The letter has been censored and looks like a snowflake
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| 01:01:26 86.4 |
Soldier aboard ship tries to write another letter
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| 01:01:29 89.25 |
reaches for something in his pants, and pulls out a homing pigeon
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| 01:01:29 89.25 |
the homing pigeon gives the soldier a salute
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| 01:01:34 94.11 |
soldier places rolled up letter to Sally Lou with the homing pigeon
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| 01:01:37 97.85 |
A hawk in the cows-nest with a banner that reads: “Assistant Censor” spots the homing pigeon
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| 01:01:41 101.25 |
hawk goes after the homing pigeon and forces it back into the ship's porthole.
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| 01:01:51 111.35 |
As the homing pigeon fly's into the ship, another hawk stops him!
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| 01:01:52 112.74 |
The homing pigeon hands the letter back to the soldier.
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| 01:01:55 115.48 |
Homing pigeon turns into a stool pigeon – smiles at hawk and points to soldier.
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| 01:01:59 119.57 |
Soldier holds the letter out to hawk, hawk destroys it by shredding it with his beak!
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| 01:02:07 127.26 |
Small atoll, soldier inside duffle bag trying to write a letter. On the wall of his tent he has pin-up girls on it. Soldier keeps popping out of bag, to dip his ink pen.
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| 01:02:19 139.16 |
As the soldier pleads for a postman, a fair appears
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| 01:02:19 139.66 |
the fairy speaks : Technical fairy First Class at Your Service, the fairy is smoking a cigar.
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| 01:02:35 155.27 |
Regardless of what the Fairy First Class reminds the soldier about censorship,
he grants his wish and a mail box appears! |
| 01:02:35 155.87 |
the Fairy First Class turns the mail box into a vehicle and he drives off.
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| 01:02:42 162.87 |
Soldier lays on his bed, dreaming of his Sally Lou, the camera pans up to a sexy
photo of his girlfriend. |
| 01:02:48 168.11 |
Shot of his girlfriend, sexy legs, high heels, nylons with underwear, topless she walks to door
to get mail. |
| 01:02:53 173.38 |
topless girlfriend takes letter and compares it to code sheet she has taped to her mirror.
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| 01:02:57 177.32 |
Cut to shot of her on phone
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| 01:03:03 183.35 |
close up of her lips talking into mouthpiece phone
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| 01:03:06 186.08 |
as she tells her mom about the big surprise that her soldier is on Bingo Bango Island
the news travels thru the phone lines, and everybody finds out! |
| 01:03:17 197.32 |
From a minka looking phone tower, a Japanese soldier pick up the phone
and is told the surprise. |
| 01:03:24 204.91 |
Japanese officer uses radio to send out the news!
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| 01:03:32 212.14 |
Japanese forces assemble around island
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| 01:03:39 219.29 |
To hide the big guns, the Japanese uses a camouflage of sexy women standing together
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| 01:03:43 223.33 |
Japs dig underground tunnel!
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| 01:03:49 229.37 |
Palm trees pop up, creating the illusion of an island paradise
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| 01:03:54 234.56 |
American troops advance on island
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| 01:04:00 240.13 |
The Floating M$ Sherman tanks are soon trapped by the Japs!
Fenced off with big guns pointing at them! |
| 01:04:03 243.36 |
As the guns fire at the soldier, he is awoken from his sleep, and it was only a dream!
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| 01:04:05 245.85 |
Soldier is tossing and turning in his bed!
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| 01:04:07 246.92 |
Soldier is flung into the air, grabs the tent pole, and realizing the errors of his way, the Fairy First Class
appears with his letter to Sally Lou! |
| 01:04:12 252.69 |
Soldier grabs the letter and cuts it up into pieces.
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| 01:04:20 260.52 |
Fairy First Class looks thru the redacted letter! End.
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