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Us Army Training Film “Army Navy Screen Magazine No. 38” 45554 (1944)

1944 · Short film · 16 min

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This film is from a series called ‘Army Navy Screen Magazine” which ran from 1943 to 1946. These were bi-weekly shorts shown to American military personnel during WW2. They included a newsreel and a cartoon of Private Snafu. This issue shows ‘Private Snafu in Target for Tonight’ which depicts the issues experienced by Private Snafu when he fails to exhibit proper anti-malarial procedures. Newsreel footage shows the liberation of France from German occupation in 1944. It was produced by the Army Information Branch, the Army Pictorial Service Air Forces and the Navy Department (:11). Privat Snafu opens the film as mosquitos wait in line for an Induction Center (:49) to depict the drafting of troops. Mosquitos move to the X-Ray Department to ensure only the mosquitos with malaria were to join the effort (1:08). The mosquitos take part in basic training (1:27) including bayonet practice (1:49), and target practice (1:50). Obstacle courses (1:52) include GI repellant, aerosol cans (2:03), fly swatters (2:30), and fly paper (2:32). The Mosquitos go over photos from an air reconnaissance mission to find a hole in the enemy’s defenses (2:59). The final flier returns from his mission with a photo of Private Snafu with his buttocks exposed through a hole in his netting which was to protect him from mosquitos carrying malaria (3:28). He is made the target (3:34). The mosquito’s load up on high octane malaria and hit Private Snafu who lands himself in the hospital with a fever (4:24).…

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Running time
16 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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