BOMBING OF USS FRANKLIN

Duration: 9min

Year Published: 1945

Creator: Castle Films

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: "Opens with the invasion of Okinawa, showing the 5th fleet combined with the shore of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps sail in against light resistance. Nip air power is whittled down, and several scenes depict the Japs being blown from their caves on the island. Second half of the reel contains scenes of the bombing of the U.S.S. Franklin. 'At the Brooklyn Navy Yard the medals for heroism are awarded, among which there were 200 Purple Hearts.' Film world"

Complete Record: Dewey number: 940.545 Audience level: el-jh-sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-si-sd-$8.75-$17.50 Distributors / rental: Bell & Howell Company si-sd-$1.25; A. H. Rice and Company; Dayton Film Rental Libraries; Sunray Films Company; Indiana University sd-$1; Swank Motion Pictures sd-$1; Wilfred Naylor sd-$1.50; Visual Art Films; Photoart House sd-$1.26

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946