USMC 100677: ""Rolling to the Rhine""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100677: ""Rolling to the Rhine"" Citation information USMC 100677: ""Rolling to the Rhine"". (MISC 1135.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3144/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers MISC 1135 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100677 Decade 1940 Date 1944 Description Film by the War Department and Army Pictorial Services, Signal Corps called ""Rolling to the Rhine,"" that emphasized the importance of truck drivers in France during World War II. There are various scenes of trucks driving and hauling different equipment across the country, with narration of individual drivers' experiences. The end shows an article about the ""Red Line"" express (aka Red Ball Express) coming to an end and other places in the world where trucks are in an instrumental part of military operations. Location(s) France Producing entity United States. Army (Production unit) Genre Public relations Film date (note) Filmed during 1944. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 350 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 08/14/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:48 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II