Crossroads Of The Pacific

★★★★★ · An eerie sight... · donwert · 2013-01-01

This paen to the Pacific fleet was made in the early 30s (judging by the cars). In those days, it was based in San Diego but annually cruised to Hawaii, where this film was made. Most of the ships shown are battleships and, while we can't read the names of the ships, undoubtedly several shown were either sunk or damaged on Dec. 7, 1941.

★★★ · Pearl Where? · Yowp · 2022-12-29

According to the Educational Film Catalog published in 1937, this is a 1936 recruitment film available in 16 and 35mm (silent or sound in 16mm). The man who called the president of the U.S. "Hoobert Heever" narrates this short. For some reason, Harry Von Zell calls a Hawaii King "Cammy-Hammy-Hah." And he says the rock formations are "voll-cane-ick." The original film elements were shot at a different speed, so they're playing back fast in this short. The film opens and closes with "Uncle Sam's Great Fleet, America's First Line of Defence," sandwiching footage of sailors on shore leave…