1944

United States. Army Air Forces. First Motion Picture Unit

This film outlines the convalescent training program for hospitalized U.S. airmen in World War II. It is designed to acquaint the convalescent with the program in which he will take part. Patients are shown in their beds, doing light calisthenics in the wards, exercising specific muscles using specially designed equipment, exercising and playing games out-of-doors, and engaging in hobbies and crafts. Other aspects of the program involve convalescents sharing wartime experiences with their fellow patients, teaching them new material and new skills, brushing up on their old skills acquired on duty, taking courses, and even earning degrees. The program also includes updates and discussions on the war, watching duty-related films, and engaging in purely social activities. The circulation and blood supply to various parts of the body are shown in animation.

United States. Army Air Forces. First Motion Picture Unit; United States. War Department.; Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center

War Department

Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.

United States. Army Air Forces; Medical care; World War, 1939-1945; Hospitals; Convalescence

IUL Moving Image Archive

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

1 film reel (16 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.

DVD copy available.
Statement of Responsibility
a product of the First Motion Picture Unit, Army Air Forces.

Catalog Key: 7818341; OCLC: ocn903272804; OCLC: 903272804