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00:03:09 51
PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 18
FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMY
JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER IN THE PANAMA
CANAL ZONE; A COOK'S TOUR OF WASHINGTON
RESTAURANTS & HOTELS TO LEARN HOW THE ARMY
MAINTAINS ITS FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM; AMERICAN
TROOPS LEAVE AUSTRIA AFTER 10 YEARS FOR NEW
POSTS IN ITALY.
00:03:10 52
NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE 10 YEARS OCCUPATION OF
AUSTRIA UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 1955 WHEN THEY LEFT.
THIS IS THE STORY OF THE LAST WEEK. NARRATOR ALSO
TELLS OF MESS SERGEANTS LEARNING THEIR TRADE IN
FANCY WASHINGTON, D.C. HOTELS. ALSO, THE TRAINING
OF GIS FOR JUNGLE WARFARE.
00:03:21 62.5
MS- A WOMEN AND HER 3 PRETEEN KIDS WALK INTO AN
AUSTRIAN GROCERY STORE AND SHOPS FOR DINNER. SHE
PICKS OUT LETTUCE FROM A BIN AND EXAMINES IT.
00:04:33 135
MS- WOMAN GREETS AN ARMY COUPLE AND THEIR LITTLE
BABY INTO HER HOME. THEY SIT WITH THE MAN OF THE
HOUSE AND CHAT NEAR THE DINNER TABLE
00:05:06 168
MS- RUSSIAN SOLDIERS LIFT THEIR VODKA GLASSES IN
A TOAST AT A FAREWELL BANQUET FOR THEM.
00:05:23 185
MONTAGE- CONTROLLED IMPLOSIONS COLLAPSE OLD
BOMBED OUT BUILDINGS IN HUGE CLOUDS OF SMOKE AS
AUSTRIANS REBUILD THEIR WAR TORN COUNTRY.
00:05:42 203.5
MONTAGE- MEN AND WOMAN WORKERS PICK UP LARGE
PIECES OF STONES AND BUILDING MATERIALS FROM THE
RUBBLE.
00:05:51 213
MS- MAP SHOWS HOW AUSTRIA WAS DISSECTED INTO
FRENCH, BRITISH, AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN ZONES
00:06:12 234
MS- A LARGE HOPPER OF CEMENT IS LOWERED BY CRANE
TO THE WORKERS BELOW BUILDING A DAM IN THE
MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF AUSTRIA.
00:06:24 246
MS- SMOKE BELLOWS FROM A PLANT'S SMOKESTACK,
MACHINES CHURN, A DRILL PRESS DRILLS A HOLE
IN A METAL PART.
00:06:32 254
MONTAGE- WORKERS SANDING, WELDING & WORKING AT
VARIOUS MACHINES IN THE PLANT.
00:06:49 271
MS- A AUSTRIAN WORKER NODS HIS HEAD IN DISGUST AS
HE LOOKS AT THE DECAYED REMNANTS OF A PLANT IN
THE RUSSIAN ZONE, AFTER IT WAS STRIPPED OF IT'S
MACHINERY FOR SHIPMENT TO RUSSIA.
00:07:12 294
CU- A MAP ALSO SHOWS VIENNA SEPARATED INTO ZONES.
MS- AN OFFICER INSPECTS SMALL SIDE ARMS OF MPS
FROM ALL OCCUPYING COUNTRIES IN THEIR VARIOUS
UNIFORMS WHO PATROL TOGETHER.
00:08:46 388
MONTAGE- A RUSSIAN BAND PLAYS FOLLOWED BY RUSSIAN
TROOPS ON THEIR LAST DAY OF OCCUPATION
00:09:25 427
LS- AMERICAN TROOPS MARCH DOWN THE SAME SQUARE ON
THEIR LAST DAY IN AUSTRIA. MS- CROWDS WATCH FROM
THE SIDELINES.
00:09:58 460
MS- WORKERS DIP RIFLES IN A PROTECTIVE LIQUID AND
STOCK THEM IN CRATES FOR SHIPMENT.
00:10:15 477
MS- GIS PACK DISHES AND GLASSWARE IN STRAW AND
PAPER AT THEIR HOMES IN AUSTRIA AS THEY PREPARE
TO LEAVE. MS- AS CHILD WATCHES MOM PACKS HER
DOLLS AND TOYS.
00:10:42 504
MONTAGE- ARMY TANKS ARE SLOWLY ROLLED ONTO FLAT
CARS FOR SHIPMENT BY RAIL. GIS USE CABLES TO TIE
DOWN THE TANKS ONTO THE FLAT CARS.
00:11:19 541
MONTAGE- ARMY HEADQUARTERS SIGNS ARE REMOVED BY
GIS ON LADDERS.
00:11:55 577
CU- A LITTLE BABY BEING BOUNCED ON MOTHER'S LAP
00:12:19 600.5
MS- A BLACK MOTHER HOLD BABY ON HER LAP AS SHE
SITS AND WATCHES PARADE.
00:12:55 637
MS- ARMY DOCTOR CHECKS LITTLE BOY SITTING ON
TABLE, WITH HIS STETHOSCOPE.
00:13:10 652
MS- GI AND HIS WIFE CARRY A CHILD AS 2 OTHERS
KIDS TAGGING ALONG.
00:13:26 668
MS- GIS AND THEIR FAMILIES WAVE FROM THE TRAIN AS
AN ARMY BAND PLAYS.
00:13:46 688
MONTAGE- COMBAT READY TROOPS OF 50TH INFANTRY
DIVISION BOARD A TRAIN TO THE NEWLY FORMED SETAF
COMMAND (SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE).
00:14:12 714
MS- 3 GIS LOOK OUT WINDOW OF TRAIN AND WAVE
COMICALLY. MS- 2 GIS PUT THEIR HEAD TOGETHER AND
MIMIC SINGING 'AULD LANG SYNE' AS THE BAND PLAYS
THAT TUNE.
00:15:10 772
MONTAGE- CONVOY AFTER CONVOY OF TROOPS LEAVING
AUSTRIA RIDE ON THE AUTOBAHN.
00:15:25 787
MS- SOLDIERS OF THE NEWLY FORMED AUSTRIAN ARMY
SALUTE AS THEY RAISE THEIR COUNTRY'S OVER CAMP
VACATED BY U.S. FORCES. LS- PAN OF THE DESERTED
FACILITY. A SINGLE AUSTRIAN SOLDIER PATROLS.
00:15:55 817
MS- THE AUSTRIAN AND AMERICAN FAMILY DRINK A
FAREWELL TOAST AT THE DINNER TABLE, THEN WAVE
GOODBYE AT THE DOORSTEPS.
00:17:04 886
MONTAGE- ALL OF VIENNA COMES OUT TO CHEER THEIR
NEW ARMY WHO PARADE IN THE SQUARE FOR PRESIDENT
KEIRNER OF AUSTRIA.
00:17:59 941
NARRATOR TELLS OF ARMY COOKS GETTING POINTERS
FROM THE BEST CHEFS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HOTELS
00:18:06 948
AERIAL- WASHINGTON, D.C. CITYSCAPE. THE CAPITOL
DOME BUILDING AND THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
00:18:20 962
LS- A 1ST CLASS HOTEL IN THE BUSY CITY. ONE BLACK
AND 2 WHITE ARMY MESS SERGEANTS WALK INTO THE
HOTEL AND DOWN THE LONG ELEGANT LOBBY.
00:18:47 989
MS- THE 3 WALK INTO THE HOTEL KITCHEN IN THEIR
CHEF OUTFITS INCLUDING THE TALL WHITE CAP. THEY
LISTEN ATTENTIVELY AS THE HOTEL CHIEF CHEF
ASSIGNS EACH ONE.
00:19:31 1032.5
CU- A WOMAN SHOWS HOW SHE PREPARES A FANCY SALAD
DISH. MS- THE CHIEF CHEF SHOWS THEM HOW TO CARVE A
ROAST. CU- THE GI CHEF SLICES A PIECE AND HOLDS IT
UP TO THE CAMERA.
00:20:10 1071.5
CU- THE BLACK MESS SERGEANT PREPARES A MAIN
COURSE PLATTER OF MEAT AND VEGETABLES AND SHOWS
IT OFF. WAITER TAKES THE TRAY OUT ON HIS SHOULDER
00:21:13 1135
NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT OPERATION 'JUNGLE JIM' THE
JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER IN THE PANAMA
CANAL ZONE.
00:21:37 1159
AERIAL- THE JUNGLE TRAINING CENTER IN THE MIDDLE
OF A DENSE JUNGLE.
00:22:20 1202
MS- A GI USES A MACHETE TO CUT BRANCHES AS HE AND
OTHERS USE ONLY JUNGLE MATERIALS TO BUILD A
SHELTER IN THICK JUNGLE ROBINSON CARUSO STYLE.
00:22:59 1241
AN OFFICER GIVES INSTRUCTION TO A GROUP OF GIS,
SEATED ON THE GROUND, ABOUT JUNGLE NAVIGATION, THE
HOWS, THE WHYS AND WHAT TO DO.
00:23:16 1257.5
CU- A GI HONES A MACHETE ON A SHARPENING STONE AS
OTHERS TEST SHARPNESS OF AN AXE AND 2 MAN SAWS.
00:23:46 1288
MS- A GI USES THE AXE TO CUT DOWN A SMALL TREE
STUB AS OTHERS WORK CLEARING AN AREA FOR
HELICOPTER LANDINGS.
00:23:58 1300
MS- A SHIRTLESS GI CLIMBS DOWN A TWINE TARZAN
STYLE. MS- A GI STOPS WORK TO DRINK FROM HIS
CANTEEN. HE LOOKS AT CAMERA AND SHAKES HIS HEAD
00:24:49 1351
MS- USING WHITE BARK THEY STRIP FROM A TREE, THE
GIS MAKE A MARKER IN THE JUNGLE CLEARING FOR THE
HELICOPTER PILOT TO SEE. MS- A CHOPPER LANDS.
00:25:21 1383
MS- GIS PLANT BOOBY TRAPS IN THE JUNGLE GROUND
AND COVER THEM WITH FOLIAGE.
00:26:23 1445
MS- 2 TRAINEES PADDLE DOWN A STREAM IN A RUBBER
BOAT FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE CLASS ALSO IN A
RUBBER BOAT.
00:27:06 1488
MS- 2 BLACK TRAINEES USE LARGE JUNGLE LEAVES TO
CAMOUFLAGE THEIR HATS AS DO THE REST OF THE GROUP
MONTAGE- THE TRAINEES PARTICIPATE IN JUNGLE
MANEUVER EXERCISES.
00:31:56 1778
NARRATOR TELLS OF THE MILITARY POLICE AND HOW
THEY GUIDE GIS ON LEAVE IN UNFAMILIAR TOWNS IN
THE U.S. AND OVERSEAS. HE FOLLOWS 2 MPS MAKING
THEIR PATROLS.
00:32:06 1788
"MP TOWN PATROL"
HOW THE MILITARY POLICEMAN PROTECTS SOLDIERS BY
GUIDING & GUARDING THEM. FILM FOLLOWS TWO MPs
ON THEIR BEATS & THE VARIOUS AGENCIES THEY
ENCOUNTER IN A TOUR OF DUTY.
00:32:16 1798
MS- 2 MPS CHECK EACH OTHERS UNIFORMS OUT BEFORE
GOING ON THEIR ROUNDS.
00:33:00 1842
MS- 2 MPS WALK THEIR BEAT ALONG BUSY DEPARTMENT
STORE AREA. THEY MEET AND CHAT WITH THE LOCAL
POLICEMAN WHO TELLS THEM WHERE TROUBLE SPOTS ARE
00:35:05 1967
MS- THE MPS CHECK OUT A BACK ALLEY.
00:35:32 1993.5
MS- MPS COME UPON 4 GIS WHO ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A
CONFRONTATION INSTEAD OF INTERFERING THEY JUST
STAND BY CREATING A DETERRENCE. THE GIS SEE THE
MPS AND LEAVE FOR FEAR OF ARREST
00:36:46 2067.5
MS- A GI JUST MISSING A BUS LOOKS AT HIS WRIST
WATCH. MPS TELL HIM WHERE TO CATCH ANOTHER BUS
00:37:45 2127
MS- 2 GIS WALKING ON A DARK STREET ARE CONFRONTED
BY A MAN LOOKING FOR A HAND-OUT. ONE OF THE GIS
TOSSES HIM A COIN.
00:38:06 2148
MS- THEY LOOK OVER A GIRL GOING INTO A LOCAL
DIVE AS A CIGAR CHEWING BOUNCER STANDS AT THE
ENTRANCE. MPS WARN THEM ABOUT GOING IN.
00:39:12 2214
MS- THE 2 MPS COME ACROSS A GI IN AN ALLEYWAY WHO
WAS 'ROLLED' AND LEFT UNCONSCIOUS THE MP BANDAGES
HIS HEAD AS THE OTHER CALLS AN AMBULANCE.
00:42:17 2399
MS- A GREYHOUND BUS DEPOT NEON SIGN. MS- THE 2 MPS
COME ACROSS A DISHEVELED GI TAKING A NAP IN DEPOT
WAITING FOR A BUS. THEY WAKE HIM AND ORDER HIM TO
BUTTON UP HIS TIE AND ROLL DOWN HIS SLEEVES
00:42:27 2409
MS- A GI IS QUESTIONED AFTER HE MAKES A
SUSPICIOUS GESTURE UPON BEING SPOTTED. HE SHOWS
THEM HIS ID BUT THEY TAKE HIM IN ANYWAY
00:44:04 2506
MS- AT THE STATION HOUSE THE GI IS ASKED TO EMPTY
HIS POCKET BY THE DESK SERGEANT. THE MP SQUEEZES
HIS CHEST POCKET AND FINDS THE GI HAS DOZENS OF
ID'S AND PASSES.
00:45:57 2619
MS- AN AWOL GI WEARING A SPORT SHIRT AND A
CIGARETTE DANGLING FROM HIS LIPS CHALKS HIS CUE
STICK WHILE PLAYING POOL. HE LIFTS HIS FOOT WHILE
MAKING A SHOT AND HIS TELL-TALE BOOTS BETRAY HIM
00:46:13 2635
MS- MPS CHECK OUT A GIS FACE ON A WANTED POSTER
ON THEIR BULLETIN BOARD.
00:46:23 2645
CU- WANTED GIS HAND SNUFFS OUT A CIGARETTE IN AN
ASHTRAY FILLED WITH BUTTS. A HANDGUN LIES NEARBY
MS- HE PICKS UP GUN AND PLACES IT UNDER HIS SHIRT
00:47:17 2699
MS- THE WANTED GI HIDES BEHIND A DOORWAY WHEN HE
SPOTS 2 PATROLLING MPS WHO ACT LIKE THEY DON'T SEE
HIM. THE MPS HIDE BEHIND A CORNER AND NAIL THE
FUGITIVE BEFORE HE CAN GO FOR HIS GUN.
00:48:31 2773
MS- WITH THE FUGITIVE GI SPREAD EAGLE AGAINST A
WALL MP GIVES HIM A PROFESSIONAL BODY SEARCH,
FINDS THE GUN, THEN CUFFS HIM.
00:50:02 2864
MS- 2 MPS IN THEIR SQUAD CAR GET A CALL OVER
THEIR RADIO OF A JEEP ACCIDENT WHICH THEY FIND
OVERTURNED IN A STREET.
00:50:50 2912
LS- THE MPS COME UPON A JEEP SPEEDING AROUND A
CORNER ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THEY GIVE
CHASE. AS SEEN FROM THE MPS CAR WINDOW, THE JEEP
ZIG ZAGS THROUGH TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEED.
00:51:27 2949
MS- THE MPS STOP THE JEEP AND TAKE THE DRIVER'S
(A SERGEANT) ID CARD.
00:52:34 3016
MS- THE MPS WALK INTO A TAVERN WITH GIS DANCING
WITH GIRLS. A DANCING GI SPIFFS UP HIS TIE. THE
MPS STOP BY A BARTENDER CLEANING A GLASS
00:53:13 3054.5
MS- 3 GIS WALK OUT OF A NIGHTCLUB AT NIGHT AND
HAIL A CAB, THEY ARE SEEN AND FOLLOWED MY MPS.
THEY ARE ACCOSTED OUTSIDE AN 'OFF LIMITS'
NIGHTCLUB BY THE MPS.
00:54:57 3159
CU- THE TAXI DRIVER NODS AS HE IS TOLD TO
TAKE THE GIS BACK TO THE BUS STATION.
01:00:57 3519
"DIVISION IN EUROPE"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. TWO YOUNG SOLDIERS ARE SENT FROM
TRAINING CAMPS IN U.S. TO THE 2ND DIVISION IN
EUROPE. FILM SHOWS HOW SOLDIERS & FAMILIES OF
SOLDIERS LIVE IN EUROPE & HOW THE ARMY STANDS
GUARD ON THE GLOBAL FRONTIERS OF FREEDOM.
01:01:07 3529
NARRATOR TELLS OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES IN
EUROPE AFTER THE END OF WWII. THE OCCUPATION AND
THE REBUILDING OF GERMANY.
01:04:43 3744.5
MS- A RUSSIAN U-BOAT COMMANDER AT HIS PERISCOPE.
01:07:24 3906
MS- 2 KIDS ON A SEE-SAW IN A PLAYGROUND. MOM
PUSHES HER TOT ON A SWING AT A GI COMPLEX IN
GERMANY. LS- WIVES SHOP AT A SUPERMARKET
01:09:07 4009
MONTAGE- 2 GIS TOUR GERMANY AND SEE ANCIENT
BUILDINGS AND CASTLES.
01:09:42 4044
MS- GERMAN'S DANCE IN COSTUMES AT A COLORFUL
STREET FESTIVAL WITH FLOATS.
01:09:53 4055
MS- 2 GIS VISIT AN ART GALLERY WHERE THEY SEE
ORIGINAL MASTERPIECES.
01:10:12 4074
LS- A PICTURESQUE CASTLE BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF
A MOUNTAIN.
01:20:18 4680
MONTAGE- THE FIRING OF THE HUGE 280MM CANNON
DURING MANEUVERS IN GERMANY.
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Year: 1955-1956  Color: Black & White
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