1955-1956NEWSREELS
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"ROLE OF THE ARMY"
"OBSOLETE FILM". THE POSITION & RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ARMY IN THE NATION'S DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT. |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE 'NEW' ARMY IN MODERN WARFARE, THE NEED FOR TRAINING IN THE USE OF NEW WEAPONRY SUCH AS, MISSILES AND ATOMIC WARFARE AND IT'S IMPLICATIONS.
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| 01:00:33 86 |
MS- A MISSILE HEADS FULL SPEED TOWARDS CAMERA AT A MISSILE LAUNCH AS SEEN LOOKING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE LAUNCH PAD. LS- A RADAR ANTENNA FOLLOWS THE PATH OF THE MISSILE.
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| 01:00:51 104 |
MS- CAMERAMEN MOVE THEIR CAMERAS SWIFTLY TOWARDS THE SKY TRYING TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE MISSILE.
MONTAGE- MISSILES OF VARIOUS SIZES ARE LAUNCHED SKYWARD. |
| 01:01:20 133 |
ELS- AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION. LS- GROUND TO AIR MISSILE SEEKS OUT A PLANE AND BLOWS IT UP IN FLIGHT.
MS- GI WITH EARPHONES CHECKS A WALL CONTROL PANEL |
| 01:02:14 187 |
MS- A ARMY TV CAMERAMAN TELEVISES A FIELD ACTION.
ELS- MISSILE FOLLOWS A DRONE PLANE IN FLIGHT, HITS IT, AND THE DRONE PLUNGES DOWN IN FLAMES. |
| 01:03:21 254 |
MS- A SHELL SLIDING INTO THE MUZZLE OF A CANNON ON A BATTLESHIP. LS- BATTLESHIP LAYING DOWN A BARRAGE.
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| 01:03:31 264 |
AERIAL- JET PLANES TAKING OFF FROM A CARRIER.
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| 01:04:11 304 |
AERIAL- A BOMBER DROPS ITS LOAD AND BOMBS HITTING THE GROUND CAUSING CONTINUOUS EXPLOSIONS IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND IN ENDLESS SUCCESSION.
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| 01:04:29 322 |
LS- THE SAME SCENE AS SEEN FROM GROUND LEVEL WITH BOMB AFTER BOMB HITTING OVER A LONG STRETCH OF LAND.
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| 01:04:44 337 |
LS- BOMBERS DROP CLUSTERS OF NAPALM BOMBS CAUSING A HOLOCAUST OF FIRE. LS- A BUILDING IS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED IN A GUSH OF FIRE.
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| 01:05:20 373 |
LS- A HUGE B-52 BOMBER TAKES OFF.
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| 01:05:40 393 |
MS- GENERAL MACARTHUR WATCHES THE INCHON LANDING FROM A SEAT ON THE BRIDGE OF A WARSHIP.
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| 01:05:54 407 |
MONTAGE- BATTLE SCENES OF THE INCHON LANDING BY THE 10TH CORP (PREVIOUSLY LOGGED)
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| 01:06:33 446 |
MS- A HUGE FARM MACHINE (REAPER?) COLLECTS THE WHEAT ON A FARM AS IT ROLLS ALONG.
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| 01:06:39 452 |
MS- A FARMER DRIVES A MACHINE THROUGH A CORN FIELD WHICH CUTS THE STALKS AND SHUCKS THE CORN.
THE CORN COLNELS RUN UP A CONVEYOR BELT TO A STORAGE SILO. |
| 01:07:05 478 |
MS- FARM WORKERS CUT PINAPPLES WITH A BOLO KNIFE AS THEY STOOP OVER AND MOVE FORWARD.
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| 01:07:08 481 |
MS-A FARM WORKER CUTS A BUNCH OF GRAPES FROM A VINE AND STACKS THEM IN A CRATE.
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| 01:07:14 487 |
MONTAGE- SMOKE RISES FROM STACKS OF INDUSTRIAL PLANTS. (PAN)
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| 01:07:46 519 |
MS- PEOPLE SIT ON PARK BENCHES IN A LARGE CITY, SOME FEED THE PIDGEONS. MS- HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BUSY CITY AVENUE.
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| 01:07:51 524 |
LS- A MAN CARRIES BUNDLES OF NEWSPAPERS ON HIS SHOULDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TRAFFIC. HE DROPS SOME AS HE CROSSES IN FRONT OF A BUS.
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| 01:08:05 538 |
MONTAGE- TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS. LS- A CROWDED BEACH
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| 01:08:24 557 |
LS- (PAN) A DEVASTATED HIROSHIMA AFTER THE BOMB.
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| 01:08:47 580 |
MS- A GI RUNS THROUGH A CITY IN RUINS. MS- GI THROWS A HAND GRENADE INTO ONE OF THE BUILDINGS.
ANOTHER FIRES A RIFLE GRENADE THROUGH A WINDOW AS GIS BATTLE BUILDING TO BUILDING. |
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MS- A GI SEARCHES A KOREAN PRISONER. MS- LONG LINES OF POWS MARCH TO THEIR PRISON CAMPS. A POW TAG IS PLACED AROUND A PRISONERS NECK.
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MS- AN ATOMIC CANNON FIRES SIMULATED A-BOMB WHICH EXPLODES WITH A MUSHROOM CLOUD. MONTAGE-
GIS USE GEIGER COUNTERS TO TEST RADIO ACTIVITY ON THEIR TANKS AND PLANES AFTER AN 'ATTACK'. THE PLANES AND TANKS ARE HOSED DOWN. |
| 01:13:51 884 |
MONTAGE- THE STEPS FROM RECRUITMENT TO TRAINING OF A GI IS IN VARIOUS FIELD SHOWN (LOGGED PREVIOUSLY)
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| 01:15:34 987 |
MS- RAGING FIRE AND SMOKE ENGULF AN ARMY VEHICLE HIT BY ENEMY FIRE.
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| 01:15:46 999 |
MONTAGE- ARMY TRUCKS, CARS AND RAILROAD TRAINS DESTROYED IN BATTLE LITTER THE ROAD AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. WWII.
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MONTAGE- NARRATOR TELLS OF USE OF HELICOPTERS, MISSILES, AND TACTICAL A-BOMBS, COMMUNICATION BREAK-THROUGHS, ETC. CHANGING THE INFANTRY'S ROLE AS SCENES ARE SHOWN THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED BEFORE.
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| 01:22:01 1374 |
MONTAGE- GI AIMS AND FIRES HIS RIFLE AS HE LIES PRONE IN THE SNOW DURING TRAINING EXERCISE
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| 01:22:33 1406 |
MS- NATIONAL GUARD UNITS IN CLASSROOMS LEARN THE LATEST.
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| 01:23:57 1490 |
MONTAGE- CLOSE UP FACES OF WEARY GIS LIGHTING UP THEIR CIGARETTES WHILE RESTING FROM BATTLE.
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