3434 U.S. Government films (1954)

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V. S. Government Films Motion Pictures ALL of the motion pictures listed and described in this catalog are 16mm films. Unless otherwise indicated they are sound and black-and-white films; -color and/or silent films are so identified. Each motion picture is described as follows: (a) the title of the film; (b) the name of the producing agency or agencies and the date of production; (c) the series title if the film is part of a series; (d) a descriptive summary of the content of the film; (e) references to related films; and (f) the order number of the film if it has such a number, its running time in minutes, and an identification of color and silent films. Following these descriptive data are several numbers in bold-face type. These code numbers refer to specific instructions for obtaining Government films which are explained on pages 306-329 of this catalog. To learn how to obtain the first film listed below, for example, turn to pages 308 and 329 where, under code numbers 11 and 41, directions are given for borrowing this film from Air Force film libraries and for purchasing it from United World Films, Inc. AAF Comes of Age U.S. Department of the Air Force, 1946. Development of Air Force from before Pearl Harbor to and including dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Naga- saki. Actual combat scenes. (SFP 200; 50 minutes) 11, 41 AAF Special Delivery U.S. Department of the Air Force, 1946. Air Force activities in war and peace; first atomic bombing of Japan and par- ticipation in first Bikini tests. (SFP 225; 12 minutes) 11, 32, 41 Abandon Ship U.S. Department of the Navy, 1943. How to abandon ship; escape through oil and gas; use emergency flotation tactics; rescue others; defend self against marine life. (MN 1145; 32 minutes) . 41 The A B C of G U.S. Department of the Navy, 1944. Problem of high acceleration; its physical effects on pilots; effect of G on pilot in different flights; the accelerometer and the centrifuge; how to advance blackout threshold. Revision of motion picture "G and You," released through U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration. (MN 3446; 19 minutes, color} ..- 7,41 About Faces U.S. Public Health Service with the co- operation of American Dental Associa- tion, 1941. How Danny Smith took good care of his teeth and results of inade- quate dental care. Short version of color motion picture with same title produced by American Dental Association. (10 minutes) . 26