ISSUE_NO = 461A NO_OF_ITEMS = 12 ITEM_NO = 1 DESCRIPTION : "A.R.P." Progress Reviewed. CARD_FILE = 33025 CARD_TITLE : A.R.P. In Leicester Square SHOT_LIST : In conjunction with the opening of "Territorial Cavalcade" at the Odeon, Leicester Square, an anti-aircraft corps and a searchlight company demonstrate in the square. Shots of searchlight beams and CU searchlight. KEYWORDS : Entertainment and Leisure; Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments; Cinema; Military - Displays; Air Raid Precautions; Civil Defence; Public Information Material; Great Britain MATERIAL : Neg 4186 Cuts 4275 searchlight Incomplete Dupe Negative 06393 LENGTH_SHOT = 112 DATE_SUBD = 04/05/1938

Man on deck of ship turning on searchlight, 1960s

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US Army Air Corps tests high -powered searchlights against planes in night sky

PREMIERE SEARCHLIGHTS

World War One. Belgium or France (somewhere on Western Front). <br/> <br/>French Army soldiers installing a large searchlight. Shows crew moving large light up a hill; turning it around. C/U front of the searchlight; a few men are adjusting it, one man kneels on ground talking into a field telephone. Night shot of man silhouetted in front of the searchlight, the light is on and bulb cover opened like a door. He then closes the door; screen goes black. <br/> <br/>Modified WPA record.

The American Expeditionary Forces ( AEF ) in France during World War I. Troops of the 35th Infantry Division, the 2nd and the 148th Field Artillery Regiments and the 56th Engineers man searchlights during German bombing raids. Soldiers near a searchlight. Mechanical operation of the searchlight. The shutters in front of the lens of the searchlight open. The searchlight is mechanically rotated. The shutters close. The searchlight is positioned. It gives out a beam of light at night. Location: France. Date: 1918.

Aftermath of river rescue - night - rescue crew stands under helicopter with searchlight - muddy river - searchlight through trees - sheriff and fire crew walk with rescued man and dog - man gets in ambulance - dog into police car - copter with searchlight by - pets

From left to right, a blue searchlight slowly moves across the screen.

Two shots of night action; searchlight stabbing the sky, fire and explosion during a raid.

Philadelphia police chief Butler fights crime with searchlight; in training exercise, cop throws tear-gas grenade at group of men; men run; men examine man for gas effects; cars, motorcycle lay gas; crowd of men; cops seek fake criminals among gas IRIS OUT; IRIS IN cops bring in searchlight; crowd watches; cops erect searchlight; searchlight on Philadelphia City Hall; cops work light (repeat); searchlight, Philly City Hall BG (repeat); CU Gen. Butler works searchlight; special-effecty ala hollywood premiere

[WWII - England, Fires & Bomb Damage Inspected by King]

0:27 - 01:02 - B/W, 1936. EXT Warner Hollywood Theatre. Two male ushers carry and set up framed posters advertising gala previews including “Green Pastures” on sidewalk in front of theater. 01:02 - 01:26 - B/W, Night, 1930s. A man rotates a searchlight mounted on a platform surrounded by a crowd of onlookers at a movie premiere. 01:26 - 3:46 - B/W, Night, 1930. EXT “Mammy” premiere at “Warners” Theatre. Crowds of movie goers stand outside “Warners” Theatre. Cars drive in both directions on Broadway and Third Avenue Railway System streetcars passes by. WS “Warners” Theatre marquee reading “Mammy” with crowds of movie goers standing in entrance and spilling out of lobby. Singers in blackface and dressed like Al Jolson character perform in the theater entrance accompanied by brass band. A horse-drawn cart passes by amidst the other vehicles. 03:46 - 4:05 - B/W, 1933. Scene from “42nd Street”. EXT HA Movie goers enter theater with “Pretty Lady gala premiere” on marquee. 04:05 - 08:43 - B/W, Night, 1930s. EXT Movie stars / celebrities including Norma Shearer, Myrna Loy, Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Mickey Rooney, Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis arrive at movie premiere, pose for cameras and talk into Los Angeles radio station KFWB microphone. KFWB announcer William “Bill” Ray interviews celebrities. 08:43 - 09:07 - B/W, Night, 1930s. EXT A man rotates a searchlight mounted on a platform surrounded by crowd of onlookers at movie premiere. 09:07 - 09:12 - B/W, Night, 1935. EXT Warner Beverly Hills Theatre. Marquee reads “Gala Premiere To-night A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 09:12 - 09:33 - B/W, Night. EXT Push in to CU rotating searchlight. 09:33 - 09:47 - B/W, 1930s / 1940s. Film scene. A woman escorted by a man signs autographs for a crowd of fans before getting into a car. 09:47 - 09:54 B/W, 1930s / 1940s. EXT A film crew films a tracking shot of a group of men in period clothing riding galloping horses with a camera dolly traveling on rails. 09:54 - 10:13 - B/W, Night, 1940s / 1950s. Car POV driving past Ciro”s nightclub with illuminated sign. 10:13 - 11:26 - B/W, 1930s / 1940s. INT WS nightclub. Man”s hands holding clapperboard for “Stage Show” in front of camera. Nightclub audience watching chorus line dancers perform dance routine on stage with can-can kicks. 11:26 - 16:26 - Color, Night, 1950s. EXT CU rotating searchlight. Flickering searchlight. Man rotating searchlights. HA Searchlight beams shining above heavy traffic on street below. HA crowds outside movie theater at film premiere with flickering of lights from cameras. 16:26 - 17:58 - Color, Night. EXT fireworks display. 17:58 - 18:27 - B/W, 1950s. EXT aerial view over houses, streets and Columbia Ranch. 18:27 - 19:23 - Color, 1970s. EXT film studio backlot / ranch entrance, probably Columbia Ranch. Sign pointing to “EUE/Screen Gems Commercial Department Casting”. Film sets. Front facades of buildings and houses. Film being shot with actor and actress wearing safari clothing. 19:23 - 19:49 - B/W, 1950s. Aerial view over streets surrounding studio backlot, probably Columbia Ranch. 19:49 - 20:05 - Color, 1950s. EXT Cars exiting and entering studio backlot near busy street. 20:05 - 20:13 - B/W, 1940s. Director sitting next to camera gives instructions to cameraman while period film scene is filmed. 20:13 - 20:22 - B/W, 1940s. EXT HA scene being filmed with male actor standing on edge of fountain giving passionate speech to people standing nearby. 20:22 - 21:18 - B/W, 1930s. EXT line of smiling pretty women, some wearing swimwear, walk up steps to an outdoor platform. 21:18 - 21:50 - B/W, 1930s. INT Film scene with man leading chorus line dancers in practicing routine on stage. A group of dancers in the rear of the stage get scolded by a man, who demonstrates the correct movements. 21:50 - 22:05 - B/W, 1933. Footage from “42nd Street”. Multiple exposure shot of female dancer’s legs superimposed multiple times in kaleidoscope design. 22:05 - 22:24 - B/W, 1930s. INT theater. Film scene with PAN from conductor leading orchestra to stage as curtains open. Audience members sit in box seats. 22:24 - 23:03 - B/W, 1930s. INT HA Film scene with conductor leading orchestra. Stage curtains open. Male dancers descend steps of set onto stage. The mouth of a giant face opens and a female dancer emerges to join row of male dancers. 23:03 - 24:18 - B/W, 1930s. INT HA. Clapperboard is held in front of camera. Film scene with man and woman practicing tap dance routine on stage while chorus line dancers stand nearby and watch. 24:18 - 32:20 - B/W, 1930s. INT Busby Berkeley directing filming dance routine on stage with masked male and female dancers. Many takes of crane shots being filmed. Berkeley instructs dancers. Crew members clean stage in between takes. Crew pushes around elaborate set of columns into different positions. 32:20 - 36:11 - Color, 1970s. EXT aerial view traveling south over Santa Monica Beach with beach houses, Santa Monica Pier and ending at Pacific Ocean Park. 36:11 - 42:08 - Color, 1970s. EXT Paradise Cove, Malibu. Several takes of Paradise Cove Pier and beach with nearby cliffs. Crowded beach with beach-goers relaxing on beach, wading / swimming in water, jumping in surf and playing beach volleyball. Sign for “Snack bar, food and drinks” behind fence. Paradise Cove Beach Cafe. Children building sandcastles. Lifeguard tower. 42:08 - 42:56 - Color, 1970s. EXT Los Angeles, California. Aerials over Hollywood sign on Mount Lee, Santa Monica Mountains and Warner Brothers studio in Burbank. 42:56 - 43:03 - Color, 1970s. EXT Warner Brothers Studio building facade. 43:03 - 43:11 - B/W. Warner Brothers Pictures logo. 43:11 - 43:28 - Color, 1970s. Burbank, California. Warner Brothers studio. Mountains in background. Backlot. Deserted sets with 1940s cars. 43:28 - 44:48 - B/W, 1930s. Film scene being filmed on stage with man and woman singing on stage while chorus line dancers walk in rows on stage. Tracking shot being filmed with camera dolly mounted on track. 44:48 - 46:41 - Color, 1970s. EXT WS PAN Los Angeles skyline with buildings, freeway and Hollywood sign on Mount Hood in distance. 46:41 - 54:31 - B/W, 1950s. EXT On location filming of “Lone Ranger” TV episode in Bronson Canyon / Bronson Caves. Hollywood sign in distance. Parked trucks, horses, actors milling about and crew setting up equipment for shots. Camera crew on platform. Director and DP setting up shots next to cave. Director and actor blocking shot. Crew member shoveling hole to bury dynamite and covering it up with dirt. Dolly track being installed for tracking shots. Crew and cast members eating at craft services. 54:31 - 56:39 - Color, 1950s. Footage from an episode of “The Lone Ranger” television series.

A searchlight shines a strong beam across a darkened background.

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Titles read: "TO STAB THE NIGHT!" <br/> <br/>Somewhere in England. <br/> <br/>Various good shots of men of the Searchlight Detachments in training. They march across a parade ground and into a hut, they are instructed in a classroom and taught by officers outside how to handle the huge searchlight. Soldiers manoeuvre the huge sound detectors. Several shots show how the searchlight, arc lamp and projector fit together. Brief shots of a searchlight in the night sky. <br/> <br/>Note: film quality is not very good - could be decomposing.

US Navy airplane searchlight

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Searchlight at strip A-78 in Germany. P-47s taking off to right in background. Searchlight reflecting an A-26 Invader plane taking off. Searchlight showing P-38 Lightening planes taking off and being reflected. Location: Germany. Date: April 13, 1945.

aerial - night - searchlight from police helicopter over police bust on east Los Angeles city streets - many police cars on street - searchlight on street & buildings - LA - criminals, crime, gangs - LAPD