Enquiry Sent!

Thanks for getting in touch. We’ll get back to you very soon.

Go Back to Homepage

Film Communique - Bingo R1 of 2, Pt. 1 of 3

Reel Number: 220327-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1940s

Country: Italy

Location: Italy

TC Begins: 07:22:00

TC Ends: 07:24:16

Duration: 00:02:16

Film Communique, 10th Issue - Bingo R1 of 2, Pt. 1 of 3 “Exclusive for the men and women of American Industry” 07:22:34 Title: Bingo Large guns firing barrage from beneath camouflage nets on Italian front. “That was Bingo. Its a great game the way our boys play it. It originated in North Africa, this is how it works in Italy...” Spotters w/ binoculars, spotting scopes & periscopes from sandbagged position. Men in headquarters on telephone receive information, plot it on map & phone all batteries in area. Troops run out from bunkers, loading guns, ordering to fire, firing. LS aftermath bombed small Italian village. Narrator says it wears out the guns and for workers to keep working. GOOD montage sequence of firing. WWII European Theater - Italy; War Incentive Effort; War Workers Propaganda;

Show more