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News Thrills Wwii Victory in North Africa Japanese Films of Pearl Harbor Attack (Sound Version) 5562 (1943)

1943 · Short film · 9 min

  • Western
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Made for the home market during WWII, this black & white film shows news events in the year 1943, focusing on WWII. It was edited by Leslie Winik.Opening titles: News Thrills of 1943 (:07-:11). Title: Allied Victory in Tunisia. General Montgomery discusses the final push with his men. He stands and talks as the men smile. General Eisenhower visits Montgomery for a council of war. The two shake hands. Gabes falls to the British as rockets are fired, explosions abound. A parade afterwards with men playing bagpipes. Soldiers and children. U.S. tanks move through the desert. U.S. fires at the Nazis. Explosion in the distance. Johnny Doughboy meets Tommie Atkins as U.S. and British armies meet. The troops smile and greet one another. Allies take a hill, soldiers move forward (:12-2:27). A barrage of nighttime artillery. Gurka infantrymen run and wave weapons. Jeeps go by. A sign reads Ferryville. A man salutes troops on a tank. British troops on the march. A solider checks a building (2:28-4:02). A jeep drives with troops, a woman waves. People thanks the troops. Allies round up Axis prisoners. Title: Captured Jap Films. Preparations aboard a Japanese ship bound for Pearl Harbor. Japanese soldiers listen. Pilots. Japanese Zeros start to take off for Pearl Harbor. Zeros in the air. Actual bombing footage of Pearl Harbor in 1941 as filmed from a Japanese plane during the attack. The Battle of Corregidor, May 5-6, 1942, was the Japanese conquest of the Philippines. Japanese soldiers…

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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