ROOKIE REVUE

Format: 16mm

Description: Released just two months before Pearl Harbor brought the American nation to war, ROOKIE REVUE is a cartoon set on an Army base. Here, a bugler uses a jukebox to play reveille. In formation, one private has a great deal of trouble remembering what comes after "3"; after he gets it, he decides not to go for the $32 question. In the mess hall, the machine gunners machine gun their food while the bombers catch falling biscuits. The infantry marches for miles - past a "next time, take the train" billboard. The camouflage troops march by, invisibly. We see training substitutes: wooden guns, cars marked "tank" and, alas, a banner marked "parachute" deployed in mid-jump. More training: aerial games (of tic-tac-toe). The anti-aircraft division has target practice, on an aerial shooting gallery. Finally, in an elaborate process, a general provides firing instructions to a big gun; when it hits his own building, he says, "I'm a baaad general." The cartoon is from the Merrie Melodies series, supervised by Friz Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger, with voice work by Mel Blanc, Reid Kilpatrick, and Billy Bletcher. Story by Dave Monahan with animation by Richard Bickenbach. Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling.

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[Music] attention let's join the Army for a day and get a glimpse of military life here we are at Fort Knicks typical of the many training camps throughout the country [Music] m [Music] D count 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 uh let's see what comes after four four no no no coaching please now don't tell me four yeah yeah four that's right now do you want to try for the $32 question well uh I don't know I uh you'll be sorry no no I better take the $16 I batter sweet music to the ears of all soldiers is the mess call or come and get us [Music] and so their appetites appeased the Army is ready to carry out the orders of the day one of the most colorful sites is the well-trained Cavalry as it goes through its daily drills company T sh Mark right face for [Music] Arch the Infantry is the backbone of the army marching mile after mile is a matter of routin team for these Hardy foot soldiers following close behind the camouflage [Music] troops the artillery tries out one of its new guns [Music] in contrast to the mechanized equipment used by the soldiers of today early cons scripes were trained with makeshift substitutes here are a few examples the machine gun unit bang bang bang bang the tank core [Music] the Paro [Music] troops the Army Air has proven a vital Link in our military chain during Maneuvers Pursuit planes engage each other in aerial games [Music] here is the anti-aircraft division in the midst of its daily target [Music] practice the largest guns of the army are those of the coast defense directions for firing these huge monsters originate Army Headquarters many miles behind the [Music] line elevation 45° Direction 30° north by East Elevation 45° Direction 30° north by East elevation 45° Direction 30° north by [Music] east longitude 36° latitude 58 longitude 36° latitude 58 longitude 36° latitude 58 ready ready ready fire fire fire [Music] I'm a fair General


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