A Ship Is Born

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Movie
Original title A Ship Is Born
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1942
length 22 minutes
Rod
Director Jean Negulesco
script Owen Crump
production Gordon Hollingshead for Warner Bros.
music William Lava
camera Wilfred M. Cline
cut Rex Steele
occupation

A Ship Is Born is a 1942 American documentary film. The United States Merchant Marine , which helped create it, was nominated for an Oscar for the film.

content

The film begins with a pan over the shipyard in Port Hueneme , California and shows men building ships. Finished ships are in the port. Big cranes are busy moving parts. It tells what is needed to build a ship and you can find out where the countless individual parts that you need come from and where the finished ships are going.

The young men who have been recruited by the merchant navy take their place on a ship after receiving their assigned paraphernalia. You will be welcomed and briefed on a large scale. Your training consists of a theoretical and a practical part (tying a sailor's knot, memorizing ranks, practicing shooting at the command post, but also cooking and baking). In their cubicles the men talk about home and things that move them, and in between they start a song. After they have completed their basic training, they go with their duffel bags on a ship that is ready to sail. The American flag is hoisted and everyone salutes.

Working together on board, such as scrubbing the deck, works better with singing and of course you have fun every now and then. The tasks that arise on the ship are presented and their importance in this difficult time is emphasized. The film underlines the national character of the expanding American merchant navy.

In the shipyard, too, work has to run around the clock.

background

The film about the merchant navy shows the training of the enlisted men at the United States Maritime Service Training Station in Port Hueneme, California. It was manufactured by the United States Maritime Commission and produced in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard . The script was written by Captain Owen Crump.

Awards

The United States Merchant Marine worked on the 1942 documentary A Ship Is Born and was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Documentary" for this production . The film was directed by Warner Bros. turned. The Oscar went to the following four documentaries:

The film is in the public domain and can be viewed in the internet archive.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A Ship Is Born , 1942 research.archives.gov (English)
  2. ↑ A Ship Is Born - Film