24 hour alert

Movie
Original title	24 hour alert
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1955
length	31 minutes
Rod
Director	Robert M. Leeds
script	Beirne Lay Jr. , Richard L. Breen
production	Cedric Francis
music	William Lava
camera	Edward Colman
cut	Leo H. Shreve , Rex Steele
occupation
Jack Webb : himself Art Balinger : Col. Jim Breech Walter Sande : Mayor Hogan Ralph Moody : Boggs, councilor James Hayes , Mel Pogue Owen Crompton : Narrator Paul Frees : speaking

24 Hour Alert is an American short film directed by Robert M. Leeds from 1955 for which producer Cedric Francis was nominated for an Oscar .

content

Actor Jack Webb visits a California Air Force base to study its work and language as he prepares for a role in which he will play a US Air Force officer . On the one hand, he learns the important role the station plays in the defense of the nation, but also gets to know the other side, in which citizens of the surrounding cities are annoyed by the noise caused by the air force base and protest against it.

The local mayor goes to Washington to bring citizens' grievances up. When bad weather on the return flight of the politician endangers the aircraft and its passengers, the air force intervenes to save them. The mayor then changes his mind and tries to convince his fellow citizens of the importance of the work of the grassroots and asks for acceptance.

Webb picks up on the action at the end of the film and, for his part, emphasizes the importance of air defense and how difficult it is for people to find a basis with their civilian neighbors to get along peacefully.

Production, publication

B-52G above the clouds, seen in the film

It is a Walt Disney production in collaboration with the United States Air Force and Mark VII Ltd., distributed by Warner Bros. The film shows jets from the 1950s, including the Boeing B-52 and an F -100 , a B-25 and a C-130 .

The film was first released in New York on December 22, 1955.

Award

Cedric Francis was at the Academy Awards 1956 with the film in the category "Best Short Film (2 film roles)" nominated for an Oscar , which however went to Wilbur T. Blume and his production The Face of Lincoln .

Web links

• 24 Hour Alert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• 24 Hour Alert at Turner Classic Movies (English)
• 24 Hour Alert (1955) see letterboxd.com (English)
• 24 Hour Alert Fig movie poster at p1.liveauctioneers.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The 28th Academy Oscar Awards | 1956 sS oscars.org (English)