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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
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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.
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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.
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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. |
Description:
Keywords: 1955
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