old 16mm film of the works of Canadian Ford

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

I was thinking we could make up an elaborate story about how it was being carried in a FGT which was captured by the Germans, with the film being rushed to Hitler's bunker, where once he viewed it he realised for him the war was lost.

Maybe edit 'Hitlers rant' out of the movie Downfall to fit in with that yarn...

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Maybe edit 'Hitlers rant' out of the movie Downfall to fit in with that yarn...

Ooohhhh yeahhh... great idea!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Maybe edit 'Hitlers rant' out of the movie Downfall to fit in with that yarn...

Brilliant! Like so . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0rxASx1SxY

"BLITZ TRUCK?!? What the BEEP are the Aussies thinking they can use the name of MY brilliant military strategy for such an ugly vehicle!!!"

[Alex van de Wetering]

Good job guys! I am really curious what's on the video.

Actually I thought it was Adolph Galland who said "Give me a squadron of CMP's" (not necessarily Fords...) after he watched the video which was brought to Germany by a German POW who swam all the way from Canada to Germany after jumping from a train near Ottawa.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Good job guys! I am really curious what's on the video.

Actually I thought it was Adolph Galland who said "Give me a squadron of CMP's" (not necessarily Fords...) after he watched the video which was brought to Germany by a German POW who swam all the way from Canada to Germany after jumping from a train near Ottawa.

Just as well the film survived the long immersion in salt water.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Well done chaps!

Hope we can all order our copy or copies soon.

Any ideas how long a 18cm/7inch spool runs?

Cheers,

[servicepub (RIP)]

Are we sure that this isn't just a CBC or NFB wartime production?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by servicepub

Are we sure that this isn't just a CBC or NFB wartime production?

That would be the most likely option, in my view. A copy was sent over to entertain/educate the troops of the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. At some point in time the film went AWOL, only to surface from a chest in jemand's*) attic which is being cleared out by jemand's children, who, fortunately, decided to flog it on Ebay?

Could have gone like this, eh?

H.

*) jemand = someone