Wood For War
Wood For War is a short film from ca. 1942 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Begins with picturesque forest footage. Great color footage from mid-1940s. Great footage of deforestation, timber industry, fire safety, forest fires.
14:53:04:23 Two men with axes chopping at trunk of large tree.
14:53:23:06 Freshly cut wood ties for railroad moving up conveyor belt in pairs of two.
14:53:31:14 Men rolling freshly cut telephone poles.
14:53:42:01 Sign in woods for George Washington U.S. National Forest; CU sign. White sign Selective Cutting Experimental Forest Jackport Lumber Co.
14:54:07:20 VS large tree dragged out of heavily deforested forest; truck delivering wood to construction with large wood framed building; VS tractors and trucks pulling freshly cut logs out of forest.
14:54:37:15 Great shot of steam engine train leaving behind long white cloud of smoke as it cross a bridge pulling over a dozen freight loads of wood.
14:54:51:21 Cute smiling baby in crib.
14:55:13:02 Stock footage of army soldiers marching past camera.
14:56:00:03 Great shot of chemist in laboratory with beakers, graduated cylinders and flasks filled with colorful liquids mixing chemical; CU man grinding together ingredients and medicine mixing bowl.
14:56:09:21 CU antique phonograph record player spinning Victor produced record.
14:56:11:09 Exterior of Fairfax Theater in the 1940s showing �When Ladies Meet,� �Whistling in the Dark,� and �Red Skelton.� [theater marquee]
14:56:27:24 Huge planks of wood being craned into freighter steamship.
14:56:57:18 Single tree engulfed in bright red flames in middle of green lush forest; aerial of forest fire; VS men fighting forest fires.
14:58:13:05 CU disembodied hand holding lit match up to pine needles, match goes out, hand breaks match into and drops it into the ground; CU foot stamping out match, disembodied hand taps pipe on brown shoe and empties it of tobacco, foot stamps out tobacco on dirt.
14:58:33:20 CU disembodied hand putting out cigarette on stone in forest; yellow sign in front of forest �Help Prevent Fires.�| Wood For War | |
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| Produced by | Calvin Company |
Production company | Calvin Company |
| Distributed by | Calvin Company |
Release date | ca. 1942 |
Running time | 6:24 |
| Language | English |
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