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Us Army Film “The Corporal Story” Mgm-5 Corporal Missile Jet Propulsion Lab Caltech Jc10054 (1955)

1955 · Short film · 16 min

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This film depicts the MGM-5 Corporal Missile produced by the US Army in partnership with Caltech’s pioneering Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It was initially manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company and was to be for use in Cold War hostilities. The film opens with an introduction provided by Leonard K. Firestone, President of the Rubber Company of California (:49). The missile’s story began in 1944 in Washington, DC (1:27). At the Pentagon (1:27), the Office Chief of Ordinance had authorized experimental work in applications of rocket propulsion to artillery range missiles. The program was to be put under the charge of Lieutenant General E. L. Cummings (1:51). The control and coordinator base for the missile projects stemmed from the Redstone arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama (2:04). This was under the charge of General Holger Toftoy (2:28) whom was a pioneer in the guided missile program (2:28) and one of the key men behind Operation Paperclip. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of technology served as a research and development agency (2:36). Scientific activities were headed by Dr. Bill Pickering (2:50), whom was an internationally known rocket scientist. Laboratories within Caltech conducted research and development functions for several years (2:58). Field testing was conducted at White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico (3:13). A missile is seen launched for one of these tests (3:51). The missile’s production began in 1951 as Gilfillan Brothers…

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Running time
16 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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