Safeguarding Military Information
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Stresses the importance of secrecy on the part of military personnel and workers engaged in defense activities, and shows the results of careless talk. Ship explosion, sabotage, and disastrous events result from thoughtless revelation of information to enemy.
STOCK SHOTS: excellent spies in action; explosion; ship on fire being sprayed by fire ships; the work of a saboteur; bodies being carried away; great titles over smoke: "THOUGHTLESSNESS BREEDS SABOTAGE" soldier on phone with girlfriend trying to explain that he is unavailable without giving away a military secret. spy listens in on conversation using large, hokey "hidden microphone" radio operators; U-Boat; submarine captain looking through periscope; firing torpedoes; ship is sunk; admonitions against discussing military information; fire; aircraft and ammunition manufacturing; bowling alley; soldier is approached by man asking for information; he reports this to his commanding officer; the "spy" is taken away by military security; shop; newspaper office; general store; train wreck; aircraft detector; strange shot: several ears are layered over the picture; then eyes are shown;
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- Internet Archive, in Prelinger Archives
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- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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- Automatic captions
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