The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.
Claire Chennault
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General Chennault)
King George VI
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as King George)
Douglas MacArthur
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General MacArthur)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- Self - Riding in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Self - Riding in a Jeep in Casablanca
- (archive footage)
- (as President Roosevelt)
Joseph W. Stilwell
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
- (as General Stilwell)
Wendell Willkie
- Self - Talking to a Soldier in a Jeep
- (archive footage)
Bud Abbott
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
- Self
- (uncredited)
Lou Costello
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Oliver Hardy
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Stan Laurel
- Self - in a Jeep in Parade
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOne of the 50 films in the 4-disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film was preserved by the National Archive and Records Administration.
- Crazy creditsActors not marked uncredited are credited orally by the narrator.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeep: Steel Soldier (2007)
- SoundtracksRamblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech
Composers unknown
Played for marches, parades and as background music often
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The all purpose jeep
This was a very cute film from the Office Of War Information about the invention and development of the "jeep". One difference today is that the quotations marks have been dropped. Today's audience viewing this will learn that the word came into existence because the order that the automobile industry designers got was for general purpose (GP) type vehicle for rough terrain.
The jeep takes on human voice and persona and we see the vehicle perform in all kinds of conditions doing all kinds of tasks. A few celebrities get into the act, many a touring celebrity rode in those things away at the front. Presidents, prime ministers, generals and movie stars.
The jeep of yesterday has spawned the SUV all terrain vehicles of today. But they're still around, a popular product spawned of wartime necessity.
The jeep takes on human voice and persona and we see the vehicle perform in all kinds of conditions doing all kinds of tasks. A few celebrities get into the act, many a touring celebrity rode in those things away at the front. Presidents, prime ministers, generals and movie stars.
The jeep of yesterday has spawned the SUV all terrain vehicles of today. But they're still around, a popular product spawned of wartime necessity.
- bkoganbing
- Nov 9, 2016
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