OPERATION HOLLY, BOB HOPE USO CHRISTMAS SHOW Part 5
Description
Summary: Shows are photographed at Longbinh, Camranh Bay, Danang, Chu Lai, Phu Cat, USS aircraft carrier Hancock, USS battleship New Jersey, all in South Vietnam. Korat and U-Tapao in Thailand. The cast includes Bob Hope, Les Brown and his band Honey LTDs, singing act; Penelope Plummer, Miss World; Linda Bennet, singer; Golddiggers, song and dance group; Ann Margaret, actress; Dick Albers, trampoline act, and Roosevelt Grier, football player. Audience reaction shots of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in the various locations. Gen Creighton W Abrams appears in reels 3 and 15. US Amb Ellsworth Bunker seated in audience with high-ranking officers in reel 5. NOTE: Amateurish coverage. Large sections of film are out of focus and badly scratched. Some poor exposures and camera lens not in proper positions. Poor camera angles and unsteady. Some parts are usable. Keeping for the record.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
Series
Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection