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NEWSREEL SHORT SUBJECTS OF JAPANESE SURRENDER IN 1945, BRITISH AND FRENCH NAVAL BATTLE IN 1940, TRAVELOGUE OF WASHINGTON, DC, AND SILENT FILM OF 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
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'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. (B&W) CASTLE FILM SILENT VERSION OF THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS POEM.
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GOING DOWN LAND OF SNOW COVERED TREES, POV MOVING VEHICLE (SLED)
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PAN TO HOUSE BURIED IN THE SNOW
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POV FROM INSIDE HOUSE OF ICICLE COVERED WINDOW, CHRISTMAS TREE, WORDS OF THE POEM (TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHIRSTMAS) APPEAR AT BOTTOM OF SCREEN, PAN TO EASY CHAIR
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FADE TO STUFFED MOUSE, RAT SITTING ON STONE STAIR
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FADE TO EASY CHAIR NEXT TO FIREPLACE WITH STOCKINGS HUNG AND OLD PEWTER PLATTERS, WORDS APPEAR
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THREE CHILDREN IN BED WITH OLD TIED QUILT, ZOOMS IN ON CHILDREN AS ANIMATED SUGAR PLUMS AND CANDY CANES DANCE OVER THEIR HEADS
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MS PAN OF THE CHILDREN ASLEEP
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MAN GOES TO BED WITH NIGHT CAP ON, OLD QUILT ON BED, JUMPS RIGHT UP AND RUNS TO WINDOW, ACTS OUT WORDS OF POEM, OPENS SHUTTERS AND LIFTS SASH
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ANIMATED SNOWY SCENE WITH SANTA'S SLEIGH AND REINDEER
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MAN AND WIFE LOOK OUT WINDOW
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MS OF SANTA IN SLEIGH, HOLDING REINS AND LAUGHING, MOVING BACK AND FORTH, WORDS ON SCREEN, DRIVING SLEIGH, HO HO HO
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ANIMATED SEGMENT OF SANTA'S SLEIGH AND REINDEER TAKING OFF, FLYING, WORDS OF POEM
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SANTA IN HIS SLEIGH, STOPS AND GETS OUT WITH HIS BAG OF TOYS AND DISAPPEARS BEHIND CHIMNEY, WORDS OF POEM SUPERIMPOSED
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BAG OF TOYS AND SANTA COME DOWN CHIMNEY INTO FIREPLACE, OPENS THE BAG AND TAKES OUT TOYS AND LOOKS AT THEM AND LAUGHS, BIG BELLY SHAKING, PUTS TOYS IN STOCKINGS NAILED TO MANTEL, LIGHTS UP HIS PIPE AND SMOKES
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CUT TO CHILDREN ASLEEP IN A BIG BED
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MS OF SANTA LOOKING AT TOY AND LAUGHING, PAN DOW TO BIG BELLY SHAKING UP AND DOWN, WORDS OF POEM CONTINUE, SANTA TURNS TO CAMERA AND WINKS
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WIDE SHOT OF SANTA FACING FIREPLACE, BACK TO CAMERA, FILLING STOCKINGS, TURNS TO FACE BARE CHRISTMAS TREE IN ROOM AND WAVES HIS ARMS, BARE TREE IS SUDDENLY DECORATED WITH POPCORN AND CRANBERRY GARLANDS, PAN BACK TO SANTA TOUCHING THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE, GRABS HIS BAG OF TOYS AND GOES UP CHIMNEY IN FIREPLACE
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CHILDREN ASLEEP IN BED
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SANTA EMERGES FROM CHIMNEY AND GETS INTO SLEIGH AND SWINGS THE REINS, MISTY CLOUDS FLOAT BY
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CHILDREN RUN DOWN STAIRS IN THE MORNING, IN PAJAMAS, AND TAKE DOWN THEIR STOCKINGS FILLED WITH TOYS, COLONIAL STYLE ROOM, WITH SPINNING WHEEL AND ROLL TOP DESK
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ANIMATED SANTA AND REINDEER FLY BEHIND PAINTED SNOW COVERED HILL WITH TREES AND HOUSE
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POV BEHIND SANTA AS HE FLYS IN SLEIGH, SANTA TURNS AND WAVES TO VIEWER, POEM CONCLUSION, "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT"
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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ENDS, TITLE CARD CASTLE FILMS, 1946
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BLACK SCREEN
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- CASTLE NEWSREEL. 1945 (B&W)
PAPER ALL OVER THE GROUND. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR SIGNS PEACE TREATY. K. SULLIVAN CHIEF OF STAFF. PLANES IN THE SKY. AIR FIELD. 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. AMERICAN PRISONERS LIBERATED. TOKYO BAY. AMPHIBIOUS LANDING. RAISING AMERICAN FLAG. SURRENDER CEREMONY. MAKES SPEECH AT MICROPHONE. CLOSING HUGE BOOK. |
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POV AIRCRAFT CARRIER, BUSY, PLANES TAKING OFF
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WWII PLANE FLYING
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POV PLANE, VIEW OF BOMBED FACTORIES, TOYKO WAR PLANTS BEING BOMBED, BOMBS LANDING AND SMOKE RISING
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MILITARY LEADERS WITH VICE ADMRIAL WILLIAM S. HALSEY LOOK AT MAPS WITH SEXTON, MEASURING, ON BOARD SHIP, HALSEY TURNS AND SPEAKS AND SMILES
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FOOTAGE OF ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS ON SHIPS, SHOOTING DOWN JAPANESE PLANES
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KAMIKAZE SUICIDE PLANE DIVING, CRASHING INTO WATER, CUT TO MEN RUNNING ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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LS OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITH HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE RISING
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AMERICAN SHIPS SHOOTING AT THE JAPANESE COAST, HALSEY? SMOKING AND LOOKING THROUGH SCOPE
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND OFFICIAL DRIVING IN AN OPEN CAR, POTSDAM, GERMANY, CUT TO HISTORIC ARCH, RUINS
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HARRY S. TRUMAN AND WINSTON CHURCHILL SHAKE HANDS
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CHURCHILL, TRUMAN AND STALIN STAND IN FRONT OF OFFICIALS IN POTSDAM, GERMANY
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PAN OF HUGE FACTOR IN THE DESERT?
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WORKERS LEAVING PLANT AFTER WORK, MEN AND WOMEN, SUNNY DAY
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LS OF ATOMIC BOMB EXPLODING, MUSHROOM CLOUD, FROM 6 MILES AWAY
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AERIAL VIEW OF ATOMIC EXPLOSION, PATRIOTIC MUSIC
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AERIAL SHOT OF HIROSHIMA
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RUSSIAN SOLDIERS MARCHING THROUGH SQUARE
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PRESS CONFERENCE, REPORTERS CROWDING TABLE
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MS OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN READS THE JAPANESE SURRENDER, ACCEPTING THE POTSDAM DECLARATION
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REPORTERS RUSHING AROUND, RUNNING OUT OF A DOOR
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TIMES SQUARE VIEWS, VJ DAY, OVERHEAD SHOTS, CROWDS, HOLDING NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, WAVING US FLAG
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JAPANESE DELGATION LANDS IN MANILA AND IS ESCORTED TO US HEADQUARTERS
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JAPANESE AND AMERICAN MILITARY MEET IN MANILA'S BATTERED CITY HALL
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MILITARY SHIPS AT SEA, ADMRIAL HALSEY'S FLEET
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ADMIRAL HALSEY WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS
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AMERICAN TROOPS PREPARE TO ARRIVE IN JAPAN
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US PLANES FLY AND LAND IN JAPAN, 11TH AIRBOURNE DIVISION
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US PRISONERS OF WAR SHAKE HANDS WITH LIBERATORS IN TRUCK, ONE ON CRUTCHES
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JAPANESE DELEGATION REPORT TO GENERAL EICHENBERG AT AIRFIELD IN JAPAN
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GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ARRIVES AT JAPANESE AIRFIELD, SMOKING STRANGE PIPE, MS OF MACARTHUR
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ALLIED ARMADA WITH GENERAL HALSEY SALUTING SAILORS ON BATTLESHIP SOUTH DAKOTA, GENERAL NIMITZ, JAPANESE PILOTS
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4TH REGIMENT MARINES ARRIVE IN LANDING CRAFT AT TOKYO BAY
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AMERICAN FLAG RAISED BY MARINES
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1945, ON BOARD THE USS MISSOURI, SURRENDER CEREMONY, JAPANESE DELEGATION
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MS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR, READS THE SURRENDER AT MICROPHONES
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF JAPANESE OFFICIALS SIGNING SURRENDER, CUTS TO MACARTHUR, ALLIES SIGN DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT PORTFOLIO IS CLOSED
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THE END, CASTLE FILMS, 1945
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BLACK SCREEN
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THE ETON BOYS TITLE CARD, SWEET ADELINE, BAR RESTAURANT SCENE
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- ETON BOYS - SWEET ADELINE
MUSICAL SHORT. IN SALOON SET. BARTENDER WITH LONG MUSTACHE. QUARTET. MUGS OF BEER. ROMANTIC COUPLE. WOMAN LIES ON HAMMOCK. HE KISSES HER HAND. PLAYS CROQUET. DRINKS WATER FROM LADLE. |
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PAN TO THE ETON BOYS IN BAR SINGING, 4 PART HARMONY, BARTENDER LISTENS, THEY HOLD MUGS OF BEER, MAN SMOKES CIGAR AND LISTENS
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SONG CONTINUES AS ROMANTIC COUPLE IN VICTORIAN DRESS SITS ON THE GROUND HE TRIES TO KISS HER, SHE SWINGS ON A HAMMOCK AND HE KISSES HER HAND
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COUPLE PLAYS CROQUET
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COUPLE DRINKS WATER FROM A WELL, LADLE
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POV BARTENDER AT THE BACKS OF THE QUARTET, THEY TURN AROUND AND SING, MEN WITH BEER MUGS SING
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FILM ENDS WITHOUT FINISHING SONG
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- ROLL #6 WASHINGTON. CASTLE FILM ABOUT
WASHINGTON, DC. CASTLE FILMS TITLE CARD FOR THE WORLD PARADE-WASHINGTON, D. C. |
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AERIAL SHOT OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING
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PAN OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING
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CAPITOL FACADE WITH CROWDS ON THE STAIRS, TRANSITION TO VIGNETTE OF CONGRESS
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CAPITOL BUILDING BEING CLEANED WITH HOSES, MS OF STATUE BEING SPRAYED
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LS OF CAPITOL
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AERIAL SHOT OF THE WHITE HOUSE FROM THE BLIMP, SHADOW IS CAST ON THE GROUND
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VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE WHITE HOUSE
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OLD BUILDINGS OF STATE, NAVY AND WAR DEPARTMENT, WITH TRANSITION TO CLIPS OF MILITARY AT WORK
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AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT, VIEWS OF THE BUILDING AND STATUARY
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TREASURY BUILDING WITH STATUE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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PENNSYVANIA AVENUE, MILITARY PARADES
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE EXT, CHARLES LINDBERGH'S THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS ON DISPLAY INSIDE
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AERIAL VIEW OF THE POTOMAC RIVER AND GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN DC, TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING POST OFFICE, INTERNAL REVENUE AND JUSTICE AND ARCHIVES BUILDINGS
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COMMERCE BUILDING AND PATENT OFFICE WITH TRANSITION
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING WITH TRANSITION OVERLAY OF FARMERS AT WORK
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TREASURY BUILDING WITH TRANSITION OVERLAY OF MONEY AND STAMP MAKING
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PAN OF DUPONT CIRCLE AND FOREIGN EMBASSIES
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LS OF LINCOLN MEMORIAL WITH REFLECTING POOL, BLIMP FLIES OVER HEAD, WITH VIEW CUT TO VIEWS INSIDE AND TO THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, LINCOLN STATUE
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BOYS SAIL MODEL BOATS ON THE REFLECTING POOL , PAN TO VIEW OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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AERIAL FOOTAGE OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, VIEWS WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS
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WASHINGTON DC WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS BLOOMING
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CONGRSSIONAL LIBRARY WITH THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, NEPTUNE'S COURT STATUARY WITH FOUNTAIN
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PAN OF PAN AMERICAN UNION BUILDING, PATIO WITH AZTEC GARDENS
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WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL
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FORD'S THEATER AND THE HOUSE THAT LINCOLN DIED IN
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ROCK CREEK PARK, WOMEN ON HORSEBACK, 1940S CARS DRIVE THROUGH FJORD WITH, DRIVE THROUGH THE WATER, DUCK PONDS
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WOMEN SIT AT A POOL, MAN ON DIVING BOARD
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POV MOVING CAR OF TENNIS COURTS WITH THE CAPITAL BUILDING IN THE DISTANCE
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CARS TRAVEL OVER THE ARLINGTON BRIDGE, OVER THE POTOMAC, TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER, ARLINTON CEMETERY, AMPHITHEATER DURING OCCASION WITH PROCESSION WITH FLAGS
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FLAGS AT SOLDIER'S GRAVES
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LS OF CUSTIS MANSION, ROBERT E. LEE
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PAN OF MOUNT VERNON, WITH VISITORS, TOMB OF GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON
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VIEWS OF WASHINGTON IN THE WINTER WITH SNOW
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WASHINGTON AT NIGHT
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CASTLE FILMS, END
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BLACK SCREEN
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ROLL #5. NEWS PARADE NEWSREEL. CASTLE FILM.
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TITLE CARD: AFRICAN SUPER THRILL, PINK HIPPOS
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HIPPOS AT ZOO MAKE A SPLASH, LET OUT OF CRATE FROM AFRICA, PEOPLE WATCH THEM, FRIGHTENED ANIMALS CHASE EACH OTHER, WOBBLY ON THEIR LEGS, ANNOUNCER MAKES SILLY COMMENTARY
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TITLE CARD: NAVAL HISTORY FILMED UNDER FIRE
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TITLE CARD: RE: BRITISH AND FRENCH BATTLE AT ORAN, ALGERIA
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JULY 1940 IN ALGERIA, FRENCH AND BRITISH NAVY SHIPS, BATTLESHIP PETAIN SURRENDERS. BRITISH AND FRENCH NAVY.
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SMALL TENDER APPROACHES NAVAL BATTLE SHIP, CUTS TO CREW WATCHING
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| 01:17:02 1948 |
HUGE SIGNAL LIGHT ABOARD SHIP BLINKS
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FRENCH SAILORS RUNNING ON DOCK, CALLED TO BATTLE STATIONS, CU FEET RUNNING.
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CREWS RUSH TO POSITIONS AND BATTEN DOWN HATCHES AND CLOSE PORTHOLES CLOSING PORT-HOLES AND DOORS. PREPARE FOR BATTLE.
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NAVAL BATTLE, BRITISH WAR SHIPS OPEN FIRE ON THE FRENCH OFF THE COAST OF ALGERIA, SHIP IS HIT AND GOES UP IN FLAMES, DUNKIRK IS SINKING, UNDER ATTACK
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TITLE CARD: NOT SINCE NAPOLEON'S TIME HAVE THE BRITISH AND FRENCH NAVAL FORCES FOUGHT SUCH A TERRIBLE ENGAGEMENT!
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SAILORS ON BOARD SCRAMBLING TO HELP ON DAMAGED SHIP
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PAN OF WRECKAGE IN HARBORSHIP, DESTROYED SHIPS, FIRE HOSES
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SAILORS ESCAPING IN DINGHIES
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