Preventive Psychiatry in the Navy: The Role of the Junior Officer
Preventive Psychiatry in the Navy: The Role of the Junior Officer is a short film from 1954 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Attempts to instruct young officers on the emotional lives of the men under their command and how it affects their performance in the Navy.
Troops drilling Animation: getting up in the morning, alarm clock, man taking shower. man waiting in traffic jam; boss yelling at man; of Naval insignia; an animated human figure depicted as being on a giant scale moving to and fro as it goes in and out of balance. emotions: disgust; drunkenness; Navy classroom; Iwo Jima Statue; fixing machinery; animation of human body seen as on a giant scale, fending off those psychological factors which throw it out of balance montages of "bad" behavior: aggressiveness, getting into fights, drunkenness; irritability; Voiceovers: "What then is required of the commissioned officer carrying out the functions of authority in the Naval service?" "Bad behavior is a symptom of unsuccessful attempts to adjust to the naval environment."
0:22 VS marching soldiers in uniform, flags, platoons Soldiers at attention - swords up, then down in unison CU officer salutes, CU face of soldier in sailor's cap MCU group of navy men VS marching soldiers, CU navy flag waving CU 2 men in helm - 1 man looking out with binoculars Title: ALL PERSONS IN THE NAVAL SERVICE CU man looking around surface of water with periscope Title: ARE REQUIRED TO OBEY READILY MCU man on deck with white signal flag in each hand Title: AND STRICTLY,AND TO EXECUTE PROMPTLY MCU man looking out of tank with radio transmitter to mouth Title: THE LAWFUL ORDERS OF THEIR SUPERIORS MCU 2 men in ship Title: ARTICLE 1211, US NAVAL REGULATIONS
1:37 MCU soldier saluting in dress uniform(?) CU man turning to talk to man with headphones on VS/MCU group of men on ship's deck CU man in front of line of soldiers at attention - he is twirling gun
1:54 Sailors loading crates of food onto ship Soldiers in war gear loading ship's guns 3 men talking together MCU portrait of JP JONES on wall, followed by DG FARRAGUT, S DECATUR, OH PERRY, M PERRY, MF MAURY, G DEWEY, E PREBLE (all drawings) - camera pans out of narrow gallery hallway where these pictures are lined up on wall
2:29 Bottom part of picture frame reads (one at a time) - IMPULSIVE, DELIBERATE, RELIGIOUS, FORCEFUL, MAGNETIC, SCHOLARLY, DECISIVE, HUMOROUS, ENTHUSIASTIC, SHY, AGGRESSIVE Camera pans back in through narrow hallway of portraits
2:50 Frame on the wall- different portraits of navy heroes are superimposed into frame Drawing- soldiers at battle on sea Title: GOT THE JOB DONE Drawing of soldiers on ship watching another ship sink Still photo of soldiers raising the flag at IWO JIMA Still photo- MacArthur (?) signing paper as crowd of military men look on- Treaty of Group of 4 navy men looking at electrical insides of machine 2 navy men in white sailors' hats fixing something Naval officer looking at what lower ranked soldier is doing (in machine shop) MCU Snow blowers
3:30 Navy men working on bottom of airplane Navy men in workshop
3:39 Man in funny round glasses Man twisting valve MLS Men & women working on stoves in large warehouse VS men working on machines
4:18 Man working with blowtorch (?) , sparks fly towards camera like burst of sunrays CU machine part in action Line of men in headphones at typewriters MCU man in full classroom writing in notebook (as student) MCU man working on machine
4:30 CU baby (1-2 yrs) crying Mother feeding baby in high chair Man tightening collar of coat as he stands under EMPLOYMENT OFFICE sign Woman in short dotted dress walking up outdoors steps Sailor adjusting cap Crowded hallway - people waving dollar bills in the air Surgeon with mask - wiping forehead with towel Camera follows ball as men play volleyball CU wedding of sailor & bride Officer pinning sailor Officer at podium speaking to sailor in front of him - (looks like he is reprimanding him) 2 sailors in work clothes on deck talking Title: "I WANT..." Officers sitting around table - 1 is writing, 2 are playing backgammon - they're smoking MCU man taking a drag from cigarette
5:59 Drawing - radiating end of machine (?) - drawings of 7 different types of men below it Men figures disappear 1 by 1 1 line drawing of generic man Drawing of man with hands clasped above head Drawing of man with hands in pocket, slumped shoulders Line drawing of generic man Titles: PHYSICAL CONDITION, MENTAL ABILITY, SKILLS & TALENTS, SOCIAL & FAMILY INFLUENCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, RELIGION, ACCUMULATED LIFE EXPERIENCES Title disappear 1 by 1 into drawing's head VS drawings of different men
7:10 Drawing of muscular man within design Fades to cows grazing within drawn circle in frame Cows grazing fades to deck of sea carrier Back to muscular man to stick drawing Small, solid circles fly through frame Solid white circle flies into drawn figure Solid black circle flies towards drawn figure - figure tries to resist it
7:54 Drawing of alarm clock gone off & man with hands over his ears, circles above his head, sitting up in bed Drawing of man in shower, hand under shower head that is only dripping Drawing of man dressed - hat, bow tie - sitting behind steering wheel, elbow on door Drawing of man akimbo - getting yelled at by man with paper in hand Drawing of man tapping fingers on table, spilled drink & apologetic waitress with tray Camera pans room full of many men - 1 sailor wipes his brow LS man in rain gear looking out from boat deck Man lying down with harmonica (?) - others throw pillow, blanket at him
8:26 Nurse in surgery gear wheeling patient Mother and son in kitchen Officer with pipe hands papers to subordinate Line figure fending off solid black circles as they fly forward Line figure grabbing white circles as they fly towards him
9:33 CU hand writing MY NOON POSIT 40/40 CU dark of eye & bridge of nose Man underneath machine - all dirty - he bends screwdriver Man writing - gets upset, throws pencil
10:00 Line figure fending off black circles & grabbing white circles
10:52 Sailor - hand on face - daydreaming VS men - 1 man with dirty nails rubbing brow Sailor drinking alcohol by himself, full ashtray - his elbow slips & he spills drink
11:19 Sailor in living room with family - gets up abruptly & yells with clenched fists - runs out of room Sailor painting machinery on deck - throws brush in rage Sailor at bar - grabs bottle & threatens bartender bartender fends him off
11:38 Sailor arranging pieces on table, another sailor throws towel on top of pieces, sailor throws towel back in rage - other sailor picks up wrench to hit first sailor on head
11:53 CU sideways of uniformed hand - stars & 2 stripes on sleeve cuff - filling out form CU sideways of uniformed hand - leaf (tree) & 2 stripes on cuff - filling out form Line figure of sailor in hat fending off black circles VS man who went AWOL - reprimanded, before court, getting sentenced CU man in headphones - drawing of bobbing line figure is superimposed 2 sailors putting another sailor in paddy wagon VS sailors at various actions while line figure is superimposed
14:18 Drawing of sailor smiling - his expression turns to fear as black circle approaches Drawing of officer's back, 3/4 profile - stormy sky in background VS in circle - 2 sailors grabbing & carrying AWOL sailor, then hand taking out typewriter ribbon, then 2 sailors painting side of ship, etc. Camera pans out of drawing - hallway of portraits Title: THEY GOT THE JOB DONE Drawing of eagle, 2 stripes, crossed guns firing in alteration guns change to turning rudder, rudder turns to paper & quill quill makes check mark on paper Drawings of officer in uniform surrounded by circles with symbols in them i.e. rudder, atom, tractor, torpedo
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| Produced by | Wilding Picture Productions |
Production company | Wilding Picture Productions |
| Distributed by | Wilding Picture Productions |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 1.5 reels |
| Language | English |
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