RADIO AT WAR

Duration: 23 min

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Ganz

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: "Pictures the adventures of two typical American boys, Tom and Joe Brown, who leave high school shortly after Pearl Harbor to join up. Tom goes into the Army Air Forces, Joe the Navy, where he likewise finds himself in the communications section." "Training routine is pictured in detail, followed by scenes taken at actual maneuvers during which many phases of electronics communications are brought into play." "A high point of the film is the sequence of recent official Army and Navy motion pictures of an invasion in the southwest Pacific and the establishment of a beachhead, with authentic battle scenes adding to the exciting portrayal of radio's vital part in the operations." Educational screen

Complete Record: Dewey number: 621.384 Audience level: jh-sh-c-trade-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-loan Distributors / rental: Akin & Bradshaw, Inc; University of Minnesota loan; Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946