USMC 103418: Santa Claus at Quantico, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103418: Santa Claus at Quantico, 1953 Citation information USMC 103418: Santa Claus at Quantico, 1953. (Q-16-426; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/2543 Marine Corps Library Number 2128-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-426; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103418 Decade 1950 Date 1953-12-23 Description A crowd assembles in front of Little Hall to watch the arrival of a HRS-1 helicopter. An unidentified Naval Commander and an unidentified Colonel greet Lieutenant General Clifton B. Cates (commandant of Marine Corps Schools). Santa Claus exits the HRS-1 and walks with Cates and to the crowd. Santa Claus, Cates, unidentified officers, Marines, and the crowd enter the theater. Above repeated from the view of a second camera. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew R.L. White; C.V. Passela Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on December 23, 1953. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 167 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 11/18/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 4:39 Digital file type video/H264