" News Parade of the Year 1942 " Castle Films Battle of Midway Dieppe Raid Flying Tigers Xd6544 (1942)

Synopsis

News Parade of the Year 1942” is a black-and-white newsreel film showcasing current events from 1942 (Castle Films Production). Narrated by Robert Stevenson, segments include: YANKS FIGHTING AROUND GLOBE!, JAPS BOMB ALASKA!, US MARINES BATTLE JAPS IN PACIFIC!, BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC!, RUSSIA’S HEROIC STAND!, BRAZIL WARS ON AXIS!, CANADIANS RAID DIEPPE!, PRELUDE TO SECOND FRONT!, and MIDWAY BATTLE! with segments filmed by Commander John Ford. American servicemen crowded on boat as it crosses Atlantic (0:27). American soldiers march in formation out of hangar (0:34). Servicemen trudge through mud in Ireland (0:40). American pilots (perhaps “Flying Tigers”) race towards squadron of Curtiss P-40 fighter planes ft. painted shark face, China (0:54). Curtiss P-40s fly in V-formation (1:03). General Claire Lee Chennault in cockpit, leads Flying Tigers (1:10). Close-up face General Chennault, Colonel Robert Lee Scott Jr. look up at sky, observe planes in flight (1:19). Servicemen carry supplies off ship docked at Indian port (1:26). Japanese bombardment Aleutian Islands (Alaska): men hose off destroyed warehouses at port (1:45). American WWII destroyer escorts transport and cargo ship (2:01). American troops in Higgins Boat (2:08). Supplies piled on beach, landing craft ships along shore (2:18). American Navy battleships open fire off Solomon Islands (2:29). Two shirtless men load missile into barrel of battleship gun, sky dotted with smoke and sparks (2:33). Guadalcanal Campaign: US…

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Running time

9 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage
• Periscope Film