ARMED FORCES TV PROGRAM Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 8661 ADC 8661 SOURCE: AFCF (Project 35,100) FILM: ARCH & APC MP 486' ea Comp (Standard) RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMED FORCES TV PROGRAM No Captions VSs, Sec of Defense, George C Marshall and Mr Winning of Dumont Television seated at desk. Mr Winning announces Gen Marshall. Gen Marshall says, in part, "You are witnessing the orginal per performance of the Armed Forces Hour of the 1951 edition. Mr Winning is general manager of the Dumont Television Network. I want to say that we in the Defense Dept consider this program one of the important methods of keeping the American public informed of the development of their Armed Forces,0ooo." Mr. Winning speaks, saying in part, "Thank you, Gen Marshall. We of the Dumond Engineering Dept, together with the entire television industry, consider it our privilege to be working with the Dept of Defense in this activity....." Included is scene of Winning fluffing his lines. Marshall remarks that he's glad to see a professional break down. (Note: Some watermarks in film. Last scene of Mr Winning is a trifle shaky.) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERS/ew

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities