USMC 103455: Marines in Trinidad, 1947

Item Description
Title
USMC 103455: Marines in Trinidad, 1947

Citation information
USMC 103455: Marines in Trinidad, 1947. (HQ-16-126; R-22-32; v.1; MH-6446.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1091

Marine Corps Library Number
2150-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-126; R-22-32; v.1; MH-6446

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103455

Decade
1940

Date
1947-07-09

Description
Shots around a U.S. Naval base and town in Trinidad in July, 1947. Footage focuses on the activities of Marine M.P.s., including giving a speeding citation to a civilian driving an official U. S. Navy vehicle. Marines visit Stollmeyer's Castle. Films slated as being made for production MH-6446.

Location(s)
Trinidad; Port of Spain (Trinidad)

Camera crew
Maxwell

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed July 9 through 12, 1947.

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
379

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
11/25/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
10:32

Digital file type
video/H264