The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marine. The Maritime commission is created. A ship underway at sea. Men gather at a dock. A man watches through binoculars. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is opened at Kings Point in New York. Seamen are trained in the academy. They are also trained at the Maritime Service Training Schools. The seamen are given navigation and gunnery training. They are also trained in techniques of cargo handling. Men standing in uniform on the dock. They load supplies onto a ship and clean machinery. Men working on a control board. Men in a class room. An officer instructs them. They also learn to prepare food in a kitchen. They learn the work of a radio operator.
A film titled: 'Joe learns the hard way' depicts a training of army photographers in the United States during World War II. A group of U.S. Army photographers carry photographic gear on backs. Joe, an army photographer, walks along with them. They walk inside the building of Signal Corps Photographic Center. Army men put down their gear. They take out their still photograph cameras from the gear and walk over to an instructor. The instructor explains various uses of the still camera equipment. Joe watches the camera. A B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Joe takes picture of the aircraft. Interior of a classroom. An instructor gives lessons. Students take notes in the classroom. Students load film in the still cameras both in classroom and in the field. Joe does not pay attention and sleeps in the class. The instructor gives a demonstration with a camera. A blackboard in the background. Interior of the classroom during a test. Joe cheats in the test. He stands near the door of a dark room for developing photographs. A sign near the door reads: 'School Darkroom'. He enters the room. He comes out of the room with pictures in hand. He enters his room and sits on a bed. Joe looks at pictures he took which are not very good.
Moviemaking and distribution by the U.S. Army during World War 2. Scenes of New York City skyline at night and street scenes in daytime. U.S. Servicemen in South Pacific, the arctic, and in Egypt. Soldiers marching and watching training films.Scenes on set of training film being made about care of wounded. Soldiers checking out films and motion picture projection equipment at an Army library. Comments regarding popularity of the "Fighting Men," "Why we fight,"and other series of war time motion pictures. Soldier technicians inspecting and repairing films and equipment. Discussions and sample slates of films translated into various languages. Views of soldier actors, producers, directors, and technicians enter movie studio buildings to produce films.
Scenes of U.S. troops training in amphibious assaults and manning and firing antiaircraft guns. Animated map showing U.S. Army film distribution centers in various countries during World War 2.
Audiences of U.S. servicemen and women watching Hollywood movies in a regular base theaters and outdoors in jungle combat settings, during World War 2. Views of the faces of audience members and their reactions as they watch movies on screen. Soldiers leaving a large elaborate movie theater after seeing a movie. Lieutenant General Brehon Burke Somervell, U.S. Army Chief of Logistics, expressing the Army's appreciation to the motion picture industry as he accepts the 10 thousandth Hollywood movie for exhibition to troops overseas. General Somervell mentions visiting troops in Australia, India, China, and Africa and comments on the way movies boost their morale.
Czech civilians pose with some U.S. soldiers of the 16th Armored Division, in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, at end of World War 2, in Europe. They are standing on top and in front of an abandoned German tank. They completely cover the tank, and wave enthusiastically for the camera. Scene shifts to the rear of an M24 Chaffee light tank, with some civilians gathered around it, as it prepares to move out, behind an M3A1 halftrack pulling an M10 ammunition trailer. Views of other halftracks loaded with U.S. troops and equipment. Several American infantrymen gathered at a fence, one pointing out sniper location, while another takes aim with his rifle. American soldier in a 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 (aka, 105 mm Self Propelled Gun, Priest, by the British Army). He is firing its M2 .50 caliber air-cooled machine gun in its raised cupola. Brief glimpse of a Czech soldier aiming his rifle behind a tracked vehicle.
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