Rookie Revue (1941)
7min | Animation, Short, Comedy | 25 October 1941 (USA)
A cartoon look at army life.
Director: Friz Freleng (as I. Freleng)
Writer: Dave Monahan (story)
Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, Jackson Wheeler
7min | Animation, Short, Comedy | 25 October 1941 (USA)
A cartoon look at army life.
Director: Friz Freleng (as I. Freleng)
Writer: Dave Monahan (story)
Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, Jackson Wheeler
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00:00Attention, let's join the army for a day and get a glimpse of military life.
00:16Here we are at Fort Nex, typical of the many training camps throughout the country.
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01:38Attention!
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01:47Count off!
01:491, 2, 3, 4
01:511, 2, 3, 4
01:531, 2, 3
01:55Uh, uh, let's see what comes after three
01:59Four, four
02:01Now, now, no coaching, please
02:04Uh, now don't tell me
02:07Four, yeah, yeah, four
02:10That's right! Now do you want to try for the $32 question?
02:15Well, uh, I don't know, I, uh
02:18You'll be sorry!
02:21No, no, I better take the $16, I better
02:27Sweet music to the ears of all soldiers is the mess call, or come and get it
02:32♪
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03:27And so their appetites appease, the army is ready to carry out the orders of the day
03:32One of the most colorful sights is the well-trained cavalry as it goes through its daily drill
03:38Company, attention!
03:41Mark time!
03:45Right face!
03:48Forward, march!
03:51♪
04:00The infantry is the backbone of the army
04:03Marching mile after mile is a matter of routine for these hardy foot soldiers
04:08♪
04:26Following close behind, the camouflaged troops
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04:34The artillery tries out one of its new guns
04:37♪
04:50In contrast to the mechanized equipment used by the soldiers of today
04:54Early conscriptees were trained with makeshift substitutes
04:58Here are a few examples
05:00The machine gun unit
05:02Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
05:07The tank corps
05:09♪
05:18The parachute troops
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05:33The Army Air Corps has proven a vital link in our military chain
05:37During maneuvers, pursuit planes engage each other in aerial games
05:41♪
05:58Here is the anti-aircraft division in the midst of its daily target practice
06:02Bang! Bang! Bang!
06:05♪
06:13The largest guns of the army are those of the Coast Defense
06:17Directions for firing these huge monsters
06:20Originated Army Headquarters
06:22Many miles behind the lines
06:26♪
06:34Elevation 45 degrees, direction 30 degrees north by east
06:40Elevation 45 degrees, direction 30 degrees north by east
06:46Elevation 45 degrees, direction 30 degrees north by east
06:52♪
06:55Longitude 36 degrees, latitude 58
06:59Longitude 36 degrees, latitude 58
07:04Longitude 36 degrees, latitude 58
07:08♪
07:11Ready, ready, ready
07:14Fire, fire, fire
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