The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.
Claire Chennault
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General Chennault)
King George VI
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as King George)
Douglas MacArthur
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General MacArthur)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Self - Riding in a Jeep in Casablanca
- (archive footage)
- (as President Roosevelt)
Joseph W. Stilwell
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General Stilwell)
Wendell Willkie
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
Bud Abbott
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
- Self
- (uncredited)
Lou Costello
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Oliver Hardy
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Stan Laurel
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Irving Lerner
- Joseph Krumgold(uncredited)
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaOne of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the National Archive and Records Administration.
- Crazy creditsActors not marked uncredited are credited orally by the narrator.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeep: Steel Soldier (2007)
- SoundtracksRamblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech
Composers unknown
Played for marches, parades and as background music often
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Keep on trucking
After World War 2, General Eisenhower was quoted as saying that the Jeep was one of the definitive weapons which won the conflict for the Allies. The vehicle in question is the 4x4 Command Reconnaissance truck built both by Ford and Willys Overland Motors. Commonly called the jeep, a marriage of the initials of "general purpose", this vehicle would prove to be one of the classic military vehicles of the war. Even those not interested in history will immediately recognize it. This short made during the war briefly goes over how the jeep was accepted into service with the US military after its abilities (and looks) were doubted by even its designers. The jeep defied everyone's expectations and by the end of the war, over half a million would be made: 30 every single hour. What gives this film a humorous touch and separates it from many other ww2 focused films I've seen is how the narrator is actually a jeep. Well, not exactly, but the story of the vehicle's success is told from its perspective. After the jeep is first designed, many working on it had doubts about its future promises. It's not the nicest looking vehicle, but what it lacks in style it makes up for in sheer utility. We see how the Army tested the jeep to the max, and how driving over bumps said all they needed to know about the excellent hydraulics. When commandos dropping into contested territory needed a reliable means of either infiltrating or escaping a certain area, the jeep played a part here as well. Due to its light weight for a truck, it could be loaded into cargo planes and even gliders. The vehicle could also serve as a means to tug a glider into the air. Later in the war, infantrymen find new and resourceful uses for this tough little thing. While it has essentially no armor, the jeep could be employed as a tank destroyer by mounting recoilless rifles on its rear platform. It could tow artillery guns and throw down smokescreens to cloak the advance of friendly forces. Using an arrangement of floats, jeeps could become amphibious while retaining almost all of their mobility. After the jeep is proven a success and mass production of it starts, America starts shipping huge numbers of them wherever they're needed. The film ends by saying how the Willys Jeep and the american soldier are a team now. You'll rarely see one without the other, and although production of it stopped in 1945, the vehicle is still regarded as one of the greatest successes in engineering history. This was a pleasant little thing to sit down and watch. While it's pretty sparse on clarity in regards to how the jeep came about, it does have nice footage of them driving around and contributing to the war effort, both on the battlefield and back in america. While usually unarmed, the jeep shows that this trait is barely even a downside when there's thousands of them and each one has such a huge amount of customization options. World war 2 was a battle of production, and the US helped win that battle at home through the production of countless of these iconic trucks.
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- nickenchuggets
- Jan 10, 2023
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- Runtime9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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