Yesterday, usa sights and sounds left behind for the duration but never forgotten, but Motion Picture is seen to that. It follows the soldier to the far reaches of babylon, laughter, home, and those who thirst for sights and sounds of not merely into american eyes and ears. From the first day he is in camp, Motion Pictures pay in average role in the not only is he entertained by them hes also trains through the medium of the silver screen. Trading films boost attendance of 30 million gis monthly. Today, the obvious produce 708 training films. The industry has 101 of a non profit contribution. Army operated library supply the armed forces with all types of films, equipments and projection of Motion Pictures. 260 libraries in this country, approximately 60 overseas, booking and soaring into astronomical figures, a barometer for gauging the response to the branches of film solely for the military. There is no denying in the fighting man series, a 100 hollywood product providing training lessons. To fully appreciate their popularity is to review 5 million soldiers attend they must receive careful handling, inspection and repair of film, occupy soldier technicians who are skilled at this type of work. Equipment that helps with the fights, why we fight films. Worldwide army release requires 225 people. Arousing those who must meet the common many, this series is good at familiarizing our soldiers and nation. Written in russia, shows interest in these and other u. S. Army phones. Foreign versions also, 275 films for Spanish Speaking neighbors as well as 212 translations of portuguese speaking. 30 subjects over a brief period, friendly french troops are also there. We have translated 177 films for the chinese army, putting strange words into j. A. Joes mouth. In our army, entertainment shorts mean gi movies and magazines, overall total is 320 prints for release. Behind the scenes are the soldier producers, directors, editors, cameramen that are in hollywood to do the job for the military. Including all armed forces, the roster is reached 29,652. However, the film people are contributing is the role that they are about morale. Those assigned a traffic task of storming the beaches of the seventies, by carrying out their assignments with decisiveness. But a part from this, they have definite cravings. Letters from home and entertainment Motion Pictures, hollywood features that would provide respite from that nerve chattering thunder of battle. The industry is giving them and the army is getting up to the firing lines, iceland, england, gold coast africa, north africa, middle east, iran, india. Greenland, northeast canada, newfoundland, bermuda, trinidad, panama, northwest canada, alaska, hawaii. Australia, New Caledonia and fiji. If you are, the army overseas buoys and handles wartime shipment with trained efficiency. 3d features every week, 63 prints per subject on aided by the Motion Picture industry. A top priority granted those responsible that have to move the 16 millimeter films to combat areas. The objective, not only give the troops the best in entertainment, but also to get the films on screens overseas. Or at least to show them simultaneously with their release in the states. A staggering assignment considering the distant land to be reached. And air express with military right away is just the kind of handling most of these shipments receive. Film distribution is a trend of the time and it is faster than ever before. 1 Million Dollars of morale wrapped in each plane. Shipment by fast boat ammunition for entertainment to spend the universe, scratching out the mighty enemies. Not a single area will be overlooked no matter how far away. Whether the potential audience is 10,000 are just a handful of 11 or 12, it is of no concern. The movies will reach them. And here they are over there, the films to be routed through exchanges and thousands of exhibition points. From the very first moment to do pictures touch soil, they have a few idle moments. Five months for the average feature to arrive overseas. During that time the motion is literally leaving this one exchange in new delhi, they will go too far flung areas. Today you can safely say that a tactical map is also an army Film Distribution map, stretching for countless miles in every direction. But this is only the beginning, from here on the films equipments must be moved to the interior, must be moved by whatever modes of transportation are available and those that can be improvised, naturally much depends on the risk of the train. But it can be said that wherever supplies are moved, by what means they removed, so the films are carried right up to the threshold of battle. In the skies, film containers are part of the cargo on route to New Caledonia. Below is the field, similar landings are made throughout the islands and surrounding areas, for our hard fighting troops are making it hard for the japanese. This last leg of their journey, moving right up with the mail bag, letters from home and movies. The films agreed like long lost friends, carrying eager warriors that converge on their theater. Some of the men can see the new show while others keep up the gentle watch. The names of these islands how many know that men starve for entertainment and are covering their own makeshift theaters in the wilderness. These scenes and all that follow her photographed by combat camera crews. This is the real mccoy. This is the realism. And his craving for Motion Pictures. Coconut locks our seats. And palm grows for added atmosphere. They even lineup the empty gas tanks, anything that can be set on. Ingenuity is borne from this s p. The arrangement makes good sense. Sometimes they wont fancier and more permanent structures. This is the best in the area. But fancy or otherwise, the same results are produced, countless thousands where millions of troops in every respect are maintaining a mutual interest in Screen Entertainment. Here portions reduced to their simplest formula. Men weary for a battle for the no mans land of the score up front. And grasping for that which symbolizes home and loved ones, and enjoyment of life. Great appetites cannot be satiated. For those resting behind the lines well recovered from battle owns those at an interest in Motion Pictures. Time passes eastern more quickly. Imaginations are stimulated in the scars of combat minimized for the moment. Waiting for the show. The early birds get the best vantage point. Troops of a live nation find the welcome mat where other films are unleashed for [inaudible] a special treat tonight for new zealanders fighting side by side, in the heated jungle. Rain is no barrier. The show must go on. Our troops said through the tropical rainstorm and it would be bad for the operator for up to stop the show. Army nurses at an undisclosed fighting front, a notices post, women in the army are out. Naples, murray find the aircraft taking the gas and a familiar wing. They are head to the movies. In big cities the problem is much more simple. Just find the right kind of a deterrent and you can get the men the same type of presentation they used to get at home. In that light areas along the entirely in front mobile units are doing the job of bringing movies to the troops. The drove up three next weeks its not uncommon for meant to drive up even though theyll see the same picture as the night before. Committees men. And that, they do. [noise] its the same story one of the bigger problems is getting sufficient films to the right places at the right time. 1500 or more shows each night to the fifth pilot eventually every soldier was to see something they could write home about like a premier on a war mounted street. Although the army is doing Everything Possible within practical limitations, the Screen Entertainment to its men wherever they may be stationed. Including the screenings for ships on convoys on every ocean, and patients upward hospital ships. I supplied the from the Motion Picture industry is cutting goodwill that cant be bought any price. There should be ample reward in really sitting the seeds that are to follow. Excerpts from five difficult features overseas will illustrate the joy of serviceman the world over. Mr. Jones, where have youve been with my daughter up until this hour . I dont want to hear about the flat tire, or falling asleep at the movie. Its not so leap papa. You are going to wake up the whole neighborhood. I will give you one more chance. A flat tire. Papa. Papa. , you cant help yourself because you are mad, matt, matt. [noise] hello. Hello. [laughs] [applause] [inaudible] i love you. I love you. Mary, mother of god, pray for me. You are now on heaven, and on earth, life begins. This has been the realist patrol of the average soldier and his reaction in film. He likes them. He wants them to keep coming more and more often. The armys official appreciation is voiced by Lieutenant Governor accepting for our troops the 10,000 movie present by the Motion Picture industry for an overseas exhibition. General. Recently, i visited australia, india, china, and africa, and i know from personal observation with these Mission Pictures mean to the men overseas. Well it may be difficult to please value on these programs, the Motion Picture industry is providing, we do know this. The morale of our troops is high. 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