USMC 103544: Royal Marine Band, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103544: Royal Marine Band, 1953 Citation information USMC 103544: Royal Marine Band, 1953. (HQ-16-248; R-1-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1542 Marine Corps Library Number 2187-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-248; R-1-2; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103544 Decade 1950 Date 1953 Description Marines drill and play music with the Royal Marine Band in Portsmouth, England in 1953. A Royal Marine plays a snare drum. Marine Band Drum Major Master Sergeant Edmond DeMar leads the Royal Marine Band as they play music and drill on the parade ground. A Royal Marine bass drummer wears a leopard skin apron and twirls his drumsticks. A Royal Marine drum major twirls his baton. Three unidentified NCO Marine Corps bandsmen, Edmond DeMar, and a Royal Marine drum major talk and pass a baton. Content related to USMC 103546. Location(s) Portsmouth (England) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in 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 365 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 12/15/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:09 Digital file type video/H264