Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Red Chinese Battle Plan (1964)

United States Navy | "Red China's Battle Plan: It is a blueprint for revolution. Divide and encircle, conquer and incite." Film purports to lay out China's goal of domination.

War Dept Film Bulletin 181: Automatic Weapons, American vs. German (1945)

United States War Department | Compares the Thompson and M3 submachine guns with the .34 and .42 caliber German automatic pistols (9mm). Studies differences in the construction of the weapons and compares their ammunition. The pieces are test-fired, free style and mounted, for accuracy. Demonstrates the superior performance by U.S. weapons, pointing out that the German guns sacrifice speed of fire for accuracy.

Fundamentals of Double-Action Revolver Shooting (1956)

United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover on training programs sponsored at FBI that are open to other law enforcement agencies when requested. Police shoots criminal holding up restaurant with double action revolver. Film shows target range with electronic moving targets, agents practicing drawing and shooting from hip, from behind a car, lying on ground.


Monday, October 3, 2022

War Dept Film Bulletin 44: Close Combat Firing (1943)

United States War Department | An instructor at Camp Hood, Texas, lectures to and demonstrates for a class on quick firing. He shows firing positions and techniques for quickly firing a pistol, tommy gun, rifle, and light machine gun. Emphasizes the need for quick reflexes in firing at surprise targets at close range or with poor visibility. The class briefly practices the techniques.

Sunday, October 2, 2022

The Bus Driver (1946)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films | Father and son travel by bus from New York to Pittsburgh in the days when bus travel still attracted elite passengers.

America for Me (1953)

Jerry Fairbanks Productions | Two young women take a Greyhound Bus tour across America. Includes a love story and a great song at the end - the whole bus breaks into song.