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01:00:00 0 |
LS TO MS of two motorcycle cops and cop car driving down rural road towards camera and r to l.
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01:00:08 8 |
LS aerial of two motorcycle cops and cop car driving into blast proof, radiation proof, radar bunker (from beginning of film)
Note (See PA-25, 01 44 55 to 01 56 40, same title, for Part 1 of this footage) |
01:00:16 16 |
MS surveillance camera with voice over "Government must survive if people are to survive".
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01:00:27 27 |
LS two men walk briskly around corner, TO MS of surveillance monitor. LS above bunker operations with voice over "Civil defense is government operating in an emergency".
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01:00:37 37 |
MS man greets "Mister Mayor", continues "the situation looks pretty bad right now, we don't know exactly what's happening now". TO "planes over Alaska and Canada"; MS above view men in bunker room
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01:00:46 46 |
CU bald man with glasses and woman with voice over "Ladies and Gentlemen ...you've heard..."
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01:00:48 48 |
CU three men looking at camera, voice over "...the reports that `enemy planes are approaching"
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01:00:51 51 |
CU mayor of Portland announcing "In less than three hours an H-bomb might fall over Portland"
with sub-title, "An Attack Is Not Taking Place". |
01:00:59 59 |
MS Mayor at microphone and "Mister Jack Lowell will co-ordinate operations here". Lowell speaks, shows location of attacking bombers on wall map
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01:01:30 90 |
LS situation room with man on tall aerial type ladder charting huge wall map. other people in room seated at desks.
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01:01:40 100 |
Above shot situation room with people at variety of desks as mayor walks to section with military men seated,
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01:01:55 115 |
Above view man charting wall map as female secretaries hand him reports.
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01:02:09 129 |
LS Man at microphone and man in radio booth signals to go on air. CU Two military clocks on wall with signs and lights indicating "Evacuation in progress" (9 10) and "Take Cover" (5 10)
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01:02:15 135 |
CU Man radio announcer tells of imminent attack.
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01:02:32 152 |
CU 1950s car radio and hand turning dial. CU man in car with furrowed brow, driving as he listens to radio.
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01:02:44 164 |
MS view of city traffic, tall buildings as seen from over shoulder of driver. mcu traffic light turning green. voice over radio, "follow the green light".
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01:02:56 176 |
MS view from car with voice over "John Carpenter, a sports caster becomes the warning voice..."
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01:03:03 183 |
LS Downtown Portland with voice over "In 1955 Portland held a practice mass evacuation....".
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01:03:10 190 |
CU woman and three children in car, driving.
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01:03:23 203 |
LS bridge leaving city, with heavy traffic, TO nice shot from bridge, TO Various Shots traffic on bridge.
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01:03:40 220 |
LS of traffic and police helicopter approaching
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01:03:43 223 |
MLS police copter approaching towards camera.
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01:03:49 229 |
Aerial pan traffic on highway. CU Copter towards camera and over.
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01:04:00 240 |
MS Policeman talking to dispatcher from helicopter, Tilt down, bumper to bumper traffic on parkway.
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01:04:13 253 |
LS Line of cops seated at long table at police station, others at wall map in b/g
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01:04:36 276 |
CU Motorcycle cops directing traffic. CU Same
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01:04:45 285 |
CU Car license plate reads "57 Washington", TO LS Cop diverting traffic, stopped car is an Edsel
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01:04:54 294 |
MCU "Evacuation Route" sign on road. Various Shots of evacuation route for trucks, servicemen and equipment. Variety emergency vehicles, trucks, towards camera. Aerial same.
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01:05:29 329 |
CU Man in white military style hat speaking into mic giving orders to emergency people, TO Various Views men preparing for blast, covering vehicles with tarps, running to dispersal area, towards camera, passing sign, "DISPERSAL AREA NUMBER 3 -
HEADQUARTERS". |
01:05:57 357 |
CU "Red Cross Mass Feeding Unit" truck backs in, TO Various Shots unloading truck
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01:06:07 367 |
CU Woman-- Uniformed Red Cross worker
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01:06:12 372 |
Various Shots maps with military markings
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01:06:50 410 |
CU Elderly man smoking cigar
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01:06:55 415 |
MS Man at map with slide rule graphing, turns around to group seated at desks says, says; "Let's face it gentlemen if we have a blast on Portland it will be hours...", TO Various Shots men giving reports from fire, police, city engineer, etc.
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01:08:59 539 |
Reports by other groups continue, with voice over about Portland passing a $1 Million tax initiative in 1952
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01:09:53 593 |
CU Man with shades (sunglasses) gives report of school children evacuation
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01:10:13 613 |
LS Two men tracking giant wall map from ladder
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01:10:22 622 |
LS Two men in radio room woman brings a message
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01:10:37 637 |
MS Pan women phone operators in booths
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01:10:50 650 |
LS Pan of microfilm room TO two shots MS and CU of woman at microfilm reader device
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01:11:06 666 |
MS Woman at mail sorting machine
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01:11:14 674 |
MLS Women servers serve men cafeteria style at soup kitchen, Men sit at table with others, including women.
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01:11:27 687 |
MCU Man drinking coffee from paper cup, taking drag on cigarette,
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01:11:39 699 |
LS Man alone in room full of cots, sits on one.
CU same, man looks depressed.. |
01:11:53 713 |
CU Female mannequin head--nice, TO Various Shots empty store fronts
01 12 03 LS Eerie main street Portland, devoid of traffic, people, save two motorcycle cops riding down street. |
01:12:13 733 |
MS Air raid siren on tower sounding. LS Sole man running on empty sidewalk in business district, to shelter. MS Lone dog running down empty path towards camera
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01:12:33 753 |
CU Sign in operation center "Take Cover" and flashing light bulb
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01:12:36 756 |
CU Military clocks and "Take Cover" and "Evacuation in Progress" signs.
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01:12:55 775 |
CU Montage face shots, civilian, police, executives, secretaries , operators, et cetera as man announces that bombers are overhead, aerial view radio tower amid forest of trees.
Glenn Ford narration |
01:15:25 925 |
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