Movie has many vehicles

[Mike K]

I have identified in the beginning scenes

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F01223/



Ford F8
Fordson Wot2
Humber staff car
Dodge T212
Bedford MW
C15 or F15 cab 13
3 Ton cab 13
Bren carrier
Diamond T tank transporter
Indian pattern 15 cwt

Then....
daimler dingo
grant/lee tanks
jeeps

[Mike K]

Colour movie

Jeeps and Blitz scenes

[Lang]

That is really good Mike

Chevrolet Staff car
Chevrolet 30cwt ute
Dodge 110 3 ton

Lang

[Mike K]

Lang, you have spotted a few more vehicle types ! I didn't see.

OOPS the link is missing for the colour film , its AWM code is F03437

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F03437/

The colour YMCA film has scenes of the SWB Blitz crossing the river , this is interesting , it's in a 2 tone camo livery. The light browny shade and darkish green would be ? what official colours . I think this may have been filmed on Bougainville or nearby. They also have been issued 2 jailbar trucks, in a darkish jungle green .

Free to download for future reference .

[lynx42]

Good movie Mike, Thanks.

Sitting here in hospital it gave me something to fill in the time, so here is my list.

Fordson WOT2, F15, F60L, Humber Snipe Staff Car, Dodge T212, Bedford MW, F15A, Fordson WOT2, Diamond T Tank transporters with 40 ton Rogers trailers with and without Cruiser VI Crusader tanks, Universal carrier, Ford 01. 8cwt.pick up, Humber Armoured car Mk.IV., Bedford OY behind the barbed wire, Stuart tank, Dingo Scout Car, Jeeps, M3 Lee tank, Bofors 40mm. anti-aircraft gun, Ford MCP 3 ton, Dodge D110 3 ton, GMC ACK-353 4x4, Bedford OY, Australian built 1940 Chev panel van, Captured Lancia van, 25pdrs & limber, 5.5 inch medium guns, M3 Grant tanks, Stuart tanks, Universal carriers, L/Lease Chevrolet Water Bowser, Bedford OY stores truck, 3 captured Italian 40mm Bofors light AA guns, 1940 WA Chev R.A.P. truck, 1940 Chev 15cwt YMCA ute, and a BSA M20 motor cycle.

Regards Rick

[Mike K]

Tobruk scenes including a ship under attack and sinking , Stuka's probably as the bombing is very accurate

A Humber PU as well .

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F01097/

[Mike K]

I've found that the search words:

Lebanon, Syria , Beirut and El Alamein will find interesting movies in the AWM collections engine . The film makers in this time period were usually either Damien Parer or Frank Hurley , two famous film makers . I believe that Hurley had been criticized for his 'faking' or 'set up' of scenes , there were occasions where he would go out of his way to direct the action , even with exploding props involved .Parer did not survive WW2 , he was killed filming in the Pacific .