U.S. Armed Services Information Film " the Philippines " Manila 83224 (1953)
1953 · Short film · 14 min
Synopsis
The Philippines is an Armed Forces Information Film (no. 48) newsreel from 1953 that gives a very brief overview of the recent history, people, government, military, and geography of the Philippines. The film opens with a 1946 parade in Manila celebrating the Philippines’ independence. Aerial footage shows viewers the Philippines (01:37). The film shows footage of statues, old Spanish churches and buildings, and a portrait of U.S. Admiral Dewey. Officers of the Philippine Military Academy march in full uniform (02:37). Viewers see footage of Congress in session (03:01). That is followed by footage of the bombing of Manila on 26 December 1941. People flee their homes and carry goods or wounded people through the streets. Filipino military leaders meet with a U.S. commander (04:18). There are several shots of Filipinos doing daily tasks, such as building homes, carrying goods, cooking, and cutting hair. Several of the country’s pygmies, Negritos, pose for the camera (04:47). Viewers see a Catholic Cathedral (05:00), and inside of the building women pray. People mill around near the docks. Zamboanga is a major city on Mindanao (05:48). Men thresh rice in a field. The film shows several homes, men casting fishing nets into the water (06:40), and a Filipino family sitting down for dinner. Aerial footage shows the mountains and forests of the islands. There is a chromite mine in Luzon (07:48); elsewhere men drill for iron-ore. Logging is another major industry (08:14). Men unload…
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- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- 1953
- US Armed
- Services
- The Philippines
- Manila
- Stock Footage