Wednesday, December 7, 2011

USS Arizona (BB-39) Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 VIDEO

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Pearl Harbor (Standard 4:3) (1943) December 7, 1941, from a color motion picture taken from on board USS Solace (AH-5). This clip was taken from "Prelude To War (1942; 53 minutes). A look at the lead-up to America's involvement in World War II, the first film in the "Why We Fight" series. Directed and produced by Frank Capra

The motion picture from which this is taken is shown backwards, with the fireball oriented to the left. Image from a color print, correctly oriented ls shown below.

Producer: Special Services Division / U. S. Army Signal Corps. Audio / Visual: silent, black and white. Keywords: Stock footage; standard 4:3; historic; 1943; military; war; World War II; Capra, Frank (1897-1991); Japanese; Pearl Harbor; dive bombers; torpedo planes; USS Arizona.

This movie is part of the collection: Stock Footage. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.


This image is a work of a United States Department of Defence employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office.

Download the entire film at: archive.org/details/PreludeToWar and this clip at Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor (Standard 4:3)

Sunday, December 4, 2011

'Joe Santa Claus' (1951)

TV special from 1951 called 'Joe Santa Claus'. "Gruen Guild Playhouse" Joe Santa Claus (original title)

Director: Axel Gruenberg. Writers: Axel Gruenberg (teleplay), Howard J. Green (story) Cast: Maria Palmer (Maria Peters), Ray Montgomery (Joe Peters) and Houseley Stevenson (Uncle Willy). Peter Brocco (Mr. Grimes). Jeri Lou James (Emma Peters)

Film Editing by Kenneth G. Crane. Sound Department, William H. Lynch. Camera and Electrical Department, Clark Ramsey. Produced by
Leon Fromkess.

Original Air Date: December 20, 1951 on ABC

Joe's boss re-assigns him from the hardware department to duties as the store Santa Claus and his wife wanting to enter the work force drives young father Joe Peters to deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe meets his daughter and discovers what she really wants for Christmas.

"A janitor's work is never finished, Mr. Peters, whereas the hardware department is scarcely the mecca of Christmas shoppers."

This movie is part of the collection: Classic TV. Audio / Visual: Sound, Black and White, Keywords: Classic TV; Christmas; Television; 1950's; 50's; 1950s; 50s; Creative Commons license: Public Domain.



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