woman to woman is a 1929 british drama film directed by victor saville and starring betty compson , george barraud and juliette compton .

the film was an adaptation of the play woman to woman by michael morton which had previously been made into a film in 1923 .

woman to woman ( 1929 film )

director fritz lang ( on the right ) , on the set of his film woman in the moon , 1929 .
that premiered 15 october 1929 at the ufa - palast am zoo cinema in berlin to an audience of 2 , 000 .
a recently divorced woman hides her scandalous past from her new husband and his family .
when a woman ' s fiancé disappears , death gives her three chances to save him from his fate .
after killing a man in self - defence , a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing .
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childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other once fiercely loved .
a married woman compromises her social standing and family life when she falls for a young officer .
woman with an editing bench is available for dvd purchase and vimeo streaming through both ronin films and kanopy . it’s screening this wednesday and thursday at brisbane international film festival and 2nd september at cinewest’s 4th women media arts and film festival . watch a trailer here .
woman in the moon is a great visual and musical experience . a fabulous treat for space fans . destination moon is much better - known among american audiences , but it feels like a rerun compared to frau im mond . what was visionary in 1929 is merely a technical exercise in 1950 .
an unhappily married woman is caught up in scandal and murder when her affection toward a young man is misinterpreted .
a young woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor , but struggles to tell them about her dark past .
kraszna - krausz , a . ( 2004 ) .
frau in mond ( the woman in the moon )
. in rickman , gregg . the science fiction film reader . limelight editions . pp .
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she caused brother to fight brother in the war of police vs . the
mobs
( print ad - owosso argus - press , ( ( owosso , mich . ) ) 25 october 1929 )
in this sense , pearlman’s output reveals an important function for creative practice in universities : to test the theories that are developed in scholarship about how meaning is created in film , images and sound . the film resulting from this process is very different in feel and form from the short films coming out of screen australia’s short film funding programs , and has screened at international film festivals , been collected for research and preservation by 10 international film archives and acquired for educational distribution by ronin films .
a blue - collar worker on new york ' s depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide .
worked as an advisor on this movie . he had originally intended to build a working rocket for use in the film , but time and technology prevented this from happening . the film was popular among the rocket scientists in
. bach calls the film “the first to capture her sympathetic eroticism and aura of ambiguity and mystery … . this is the film in which marlene found ‘dietrich , ’ though she may not have known she had . ”
one of the earliest of over 700 paramount productions , filmed between 1929 and 1949 , which were sold to mca / universal in 1958 for television distribution , and have been owned and controlled by mca ever since .
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directed by fritz lang ( third from right ) , the silent film
woman in the moon
( 1929 ) is considered one of the first serious science fiction films and invented the countdown before the launch of a rocket . many of the basics of space travel were presented to a mass audience for the first time .
opened in april 1929 , the critics were clamoring for sound . “we see the lips , they say something , they move , [ but ] we hear nothing , ” one wrote of the little - seen film . about dietrich’s performance , critics were brutal : “expressionless malice in every look , every movement studied , and all of it without personality , ” wrote another . when the film opened in new york in september as
after taking evening classes at the university of london , alfred hitchcock joined forces with lasky players as a title designer . in this film , he was given the opportunity to write the screenplay . not the most interesting film to watch , but it just goes to show that a director can also write their own material .
woman in the moon ( frau im mond ) is one of fritz lang’s forgotten films . never finding the critical acclaim that other lang pictures did , this film has mostly been relegated to the annals of historical rocketry films , sandwiched between georges méliès ' whimsical a trip to the moon and the post - v2 , pre - sputnik destination moon , penned by science - fiction great robert heinlein . woman in the moon is perhaps best - known for having popularized the 3 - 2 - 1 - liftoff countdown .
a key scene in the film shows svilova ( leanna walsman ) and vertov ( richard james allen ) working furiously and collaboratively : cutting and recutting celluloid strips of film , scrawling diagrams that block movement and key plot points , and redrafting scenes together , on - the - fly . from two minds a new kind of film emerges , man with a movie camera .
( 1939 ) . when she died in 1992 , obituaries hailed her as the biggest international film star germany ever produced .
with a dozen oriental beauties in his harem , this persian prince loved only one woman - white and married to an englishman . she said
no
for years , but when her husband proved faithless , she too came to join the harem .
when the nazis began working on war rockets , they decided the movie ' s rockets were too close to the truth . to preserve secrecy , they had the models destroyed and the film withdrawn from release .
kay hoog wants to stop the organisation
die spinnen
to get a certain diamond , that will give the owning woman the crown of asia , but the man , who should be the owner of that diamond , . . . see full summary »
watching woman in the moon will send shivers up the spine of the space enthusiast . the science depicted in the film has an impressive pedigree — the technical sections are attributed to dr . hermann oberth , the father of german rocketry and mentor of dr . werner von braun , creator of the v - 2 ballistic missile and later head of the saturn rocket program .
“it can’t be just a good film , ” says pearlman of her approach to making cinematic projects within the university structure . “it has to make a new contribution to knowledge . so there’s been a whole lot of research questions that have led to woman with an editing bench , and one is around distributed cognition . it says that you don’t just think in your brain , you think in your brain and your body and in the world , and that cognition is distributed and felt and intuitive , and it’s not just reasoning : it’s thought and action together . so i’ve been looking at film editing as an instance of distributed cognition . ”
, henri marries a rich girl to save the family business . about to depart for his honeymoon , he catches a glimpse of a woman through a frosted train window . their eyes lock . it is the film’s first image of dietrich , who is traveling to an alpine resort with her lover , and it sets in motion all that follows . dietrich’s impassive gaze seduces with its mystery and stillness and makes credible henri’s impulsive decision to follow her . she reveals nothing but still projects a powerful eroticism .
, 1930 ) , when in fact dietrich herself had been carefully crafting her public persona long before von sternberg . by 1929 , she was already a star of stage and screen in germany , and her first fully realized femme fatale was not the blue angel’s lola lola , but stascha in
strangely enough , it consists of one great piece of visionary cinema , sandwiched between a rather pedestrian plot . i guess you can’t make money in 1929 with a film that deals only with spaceflight . the meat consists of the launch and flight to the moon , scientifically accurate to the limits of 1920s knowledge , almost documentary in nature . the viewer runs through the whole sequence of emotions that accompanied the apollo moonshots of the 1960s and 1970s : thrill in anticipation of the launch , wonder at weightlessness , and wistfulness as the pioneers watch the earth grow smaller .
the english translation was done by ingrid scheib - rothbart , who is very active on new york ' s film scene and is a board member of the anthology film archives . the translation reads quite smoothly and naturally . however , she is clearly out of her element when it comes to engineering terminology , translating it word - by - word and not making very much sense :
there ' s also an effective score by silent - film accompanist john mirsalis on the kino dvd , making for an engrossing silent film experience that deserves to have a glittering proscenium arch over it in a movie palace . in space , mirsalis ' astronomical score conveys mystery and wonderment , with vocal and instrumental accompaniment ( both synthesized ) providing an effective backdrop to mirsalis’ own piano playing . and in the build - up to launch , the score blasts out triumphantly with drums and brass .
martha horgan , a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt frances in a small town , is known for always telling the truth . she works at a dry cleaner , where her . . . see full summary »
directed by fritz lang frames in this review are taken from the kino dvd which is © 1929 friedrich wilhelm murnau stiftung , renewed by notice of intent to enforce a copyright 1996 under the uruguay round agreement act by the friedrich - wilhelm - murnau - stiftung successor of ufa , english translation © 2004 kino international corp , licensed from transit films gmbh on behalf of the f . w . murnau foundation , wiesbaden to catch misspellings in web searches : frau im monde
where woman with an editing bench differs from most other new short films is that it also qualifies as an original contribution to scholarly thought , having been produced through macquarie university’s creative ecologies lab , a haven within the academy for around 20 artist - scholars working in dance , performance , music , creative non - fiction and film . “woman with an editing bench is a creative research output at macquarie university , which put substantial funding into it as well as providing the studio , camera , the lights , the technical facilities , ” says pearlman . “where i teach screen production is the old aftrs building . so we have these fantastic , world - class facilities for creative research and practice . parts of the facilities are reserved for the student and staff researchers . ”
: constance is outside . will you go and talk to her ? it was only honorable to bring her along .
once they get to the far side of the moon , mannfeldt and turner prove mannfeldt ' s theory that there is gold on the moon . they struggle in a cave , and mannfeldt falls to his death in a crevasse . turner attempts to hijack the rocket , and in the struggle , he is shot and killed . gunfire damages the oxygen tanks , and they come to the grim realization that there is not enough oxygen for all to make the return trip . one person must remain on the moon . ( in this film , the moon has a breathable atmosphere on its far side , per the theories of peter andreas hansen , who is mentioned near the beginning of the film . )
for its time , the oberth - penned sections of woman in the moon represent the forefront of scientific knowledge in rocketry and astronomy . there is a reference to an earlier unmanned probe , which set off a giant magnesium flare on the moon to signal its arrival . the american dr . robert goddard proposed a similar idea in 1916 , to much ridicule from the press . the film gives the correct translunar velocity : 11000 meters / second . the rocket is even a three - stage rocket , just like the saturn v . en - route course corrections are performed with the aid of two bicycle wheels arranged at right angles , serving as a gyroscope .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
in 1926 , dietrich had her first singing role in the revue from mouth to mouth , which proved to be a career changer . the actress in the leading role of mistress of ceremonies got sick , and dietrich went on in her place . it led to a small but showy role as a chorus girl in the vienna production of the american hit broadway and an important part in the film
pearlman’s own path through academia is that of an artist - scholar . she came to australia from the us as a dancer , but “pretty quickly realised that my entire cultural context and history in new york was not going to work here . i retrained and did two masters degrees in editing and production and a doctor of creative arts in about seven years . ” the book resulting from her doctorate , cutting rhythms : shaping the film edit , is in its second edition through focus press , and pearlman is now a lecturer teaching filmmaking in macquarie’s screen practices and production course , after having spent six years at aftrs as head of screen studies . continuous throughout all her work is the idea that a well - edited film is a film that moves well .
arch - criminal dr . mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run berlin . detective wenk sets out to stop him .
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sharp photography , yes , but the plot moves along too slowly at 24 frames per second . we don’t even see the rocket until an hour into the film , and this is about thirty minutes too long for the plot to hold together . the camera often holds on the actors for long periods of time to get both the action and the follow - through , and it would’ve been much better to cut to intertitle to speed things up . fortunately , there is some eye candy for the viewers to look at while trudging through the plot . the print quality is excellent , and the sets are tastefully decorated . the characters are smartly attired and lit glamorously in classic studio fashion .
undaunted , dietrich continued to put those distracting legs to good use , dancing in the cabaret shows that were ubiquitous in postwar berlin . not satisfied with being just another chorus girl , dietrich decided in 1922 to enroll in max reinhardt’s prestigious deutsches theaterschule . although she claimed to have auditioned for reinhardt himself , it wasn’t true . according to steven bach’s well - researched biography ,
for additional conflict , there are
five of the richest and cleverest heads who wish to keep the gold reserve of the earth under their control .
they learn of the project and send a representative , who
asks
to be added to the journey . and , while we ' re at it , let ' s throw in a little boy who ' s
devoted [ his ] entire life to moon research
by reading comic books , and the professor ' s pet mouse , who naturally has to be taken into space . after a bunch of predictable things happen to these caricatures , we are relieved to finally encounter the visionary part of the film , which takes us from launching to landing . on the moon , they find gold , and all the tensions erupt into a predictable climax and a rather fun denouement .
lang doesn ' t try for a deeply psychological film here , playing much of the plot for comedy . for example , the chicken dinner that helius begins and the hungry prof . manfeldt ends up finishing . indeed , none of the conflict in the film produces much tension . the bankers ' agent may look big and sinister , but he’s actually rather mild - mannered . the wisp - of - a - plot is treated by lang as an excuse for sharp photography and gleeful moments .
the spectacular source print shows through to the kino dvd . the interlacing is somewhat annoying , and there is some chroma noise around the text edges . the rainbow effect comes through particularly strongly in the animated schematic of the spacecraft trajectory , as well as other places where digitally - generated subtitles are superimposed over original film footage .
german director fritz lang is known for one particular science fiction film : metropolis . elements from that that futuristic masterpiece can be found in many later works , such as blade runner ( the androids ) , the fifth element ( that breathtakingly frenetic futuristic city traffic ) , and 2001 : a space odyssey ( the theme of man and machine ' s symbiotic development ) . there are biblical and classical allusions aplenty , as well as some of the most startling imagery to come out of the silent film era . and there’s also a bit of lost - and - found cachet from having been cut to pieces and then painstakingly put back together again decades later .
in other words , pearlman found svilova’s blueprint . “in the creative process , i’m embodying svilova’s process , i’m thinking with her thinking . so my claim is that woman with an editing bench recuperates her thoughts and puts them onscreen and that’s the new knowledge it contributes . the filmmaking has absolutely confirmed my hypothesis that editing is an instance of distributed cognition . ” the lessons learned in the process of crafting her film have now created new pedagogical tools that pearlman builds into her teaching in the university’s screen studies course . she’s since written a book chapter and several peer - reviewed papers on the subject of editing as distributed cognition , and the research is ongoing , with further films to come .
depressed by the bad domestic reviews , dietrich threw herself into work . she completed two more silent films before returning to the stage in another revue , where josef von sternberg saw her in september 1929 and knew he had found his lola lola . at first , dietrich appeared disinterested , telling von sternberg that she had made only three films ( she had made 17 ) and that she photographed badly . but once the camera rolled , she was transformed . her insolence and energy in the screen test confirmed von sternberg’s instinct about her , and she left for hollywood immediately after
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the climax of the film is the rocket launch . this is rather early for a climax , but it’s also rather late considering how uninteresting the framing plot actually is . ( which is why i’ll describe the launch first and the rest of the plot later . )
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used a
modern
wireless loudspeaker instead of a megaphone to direct crowd scenes .
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, the new york times critic was more impressed : “ [ it ] possesses the kind of direction that makes american film magnates cable contracts abroad … . in addition , it boasts of a noteworthy performer in the person of fritz kortner , and a rare garboesque beauty in marlene dietrich . ”
the film was based on a notorious novel called
the green hat
, but the hays office wouldn ' t allow the book to be filmed because it featured the use of heroin and a man kills himself on his wedding night because he ' s suffering from syphilis , neither of which could be touched on at that time . mgm thought it would be a gold mine once past the censors , but by the time the title and character names had been changed and the story line altered , it bore little resemblance to the book . the bridegroom now kills himself because of his embezzling . while drinking on screen was forbidden because of prohibition , jeffry is hardly seen without a whiskey glass in his hand , but the fact that drink finally kills him and that the film was set in england is probably what persuaded the censors to let that by .
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a new crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious dr . mabuse , even though he has been imprisoned in a mental asylum for nearly a decade .
the ancient vampire count dracula arrives in england and begins to prey upon the virtuous young mina .
floor foot straps are used to restrain the crew during zero gravity ( velcro is used today ) .
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the film is a melodrama with scientific speculation . helius ( willy fritsch ) is an entrepreneur with an interest in space travel . he seeks out professor mannfeldt ( klaus pohl ) , a visionary who has written a treatise on the likelihood of finding gold on the moon , only to be ridiculed by his peers . helius recognizes the value of mannfeldt ' s work , but a gang of evil businessmen have also taken an interest in mannfeldt ' s theories .
the commissioner of a remote outpost in africa has a mistress who is so sexy and seductive that she has made several of the local white men kill themselves . she learns that the commissioner ' s brother is coming to the outpost to be his assistant , and she comes up with a plan to set her sights on him .
helius and windegger draw straws to see who must stay and windegger loses . seeing windegger ' s anguish , helius decides to drug windegger and friede with a last drink together and take windegger ' s place , letting windegger return to earth with friede . friede senses that something is in the wine . she pretends to drink and then retires to the compartment where her cot is located , closes and locks the door . windegger drinks the wine , becoming sedated . helius makes gustav his confidant and the new pilot for the ship . helius counts down the time for the ship ' s liftoff from a distance away . he watches it depart and a stricken look crosses his face as he realizes that he is alone on the moon . as he lowers his head and resignedly starts to move towards the survival camp originally prepared for windegger , helius discovers that friede has decided to stay with him on the moon . he throws his arms wide like a child seeking to be held and friede runs to him . they embrace and helius weeps into her shoulder while friede strokes his hair and whispers words of comfort to him .
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for pearlman’s research , that meant asking : how does the editor think through the process of editing ? “and how does the film think with the editor and how does it change ? the editor doesn’t make any decisions apart from the filmed material . the thinking is integrated with sourcing , selecting , trimming , composing — it’s thinking with the material , it’s thinking in practice .
an altruistic department - store owner hires ex - convicts in order to give them a second chance at life . unfortunately , one of the convicts he hires recruits two of his fellow ex - convicts in a plan to rob the store .
, had a personal interest in science fiction . when returning to germany in the late 1950s he sold his extensive collection of
david compton leaves his expecting french girl - friend louise boucher , a dancer at the moulin rouge , for the war where he looses his memory . building a new life from scratch after the war , he gets married in london . louise , now a mother , thinks him dead . she becomes a famous dancer under the name deloryse but falls gravely ill . one night , as david is in the audience of her show , he recovers his memory . when she learns that david is married to another woman , louise turns her son in the care of david ' s new wife and accepting a dancing job at a party , she dies there of exhaustion and sorrow .
, which deals with the v - 2 rockets , refers to the movie , along with several other classic german silent films .
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the plot is rather silly . promising young professor manfeldt claims that the far side of the moon has an atmosphere and riches of gold ( see , it ' s on the far side , so nobody really knows ) . he is ridiculed and winds up destitute , but mentors young tycoon wolf helius , who is heading up a great aeronautical enterprise building a rocket to the moon . helius is in love with friede velten , a beautiful blonde studying astronomy at the university ( though she never demonstrates her scientific knowledge on film ) . but the most cinematic type of love is the unrequited type , so naturally friede is engaged to helius ' engineering associate hans windegger ( a hardheaded engineer , who becomes panicky after they launch ) .
a huge dietrich fan , adolf hitler tried to woo her back in the years just before world war ii . he promised to make her queen of third reich cinema , but she refused , staying in the states where she showed a flair for comedy in films such as ernst lubitsch’s
many of the mission details differ from the actual apollo missions , largely due to the limits of scientific knowledge at the time . the amount of space in the spacecraft certainly is overoptimistic , although this can be attributed to production needs . it is rather strange that the spacecraft launches from a water tank , but i speculatively attribute that to a mistranslation in the english intertitles ( see below ) . there ' s talk of having one side of the spacecraft be light and the other one dark , so as to control solar heating . this sounds logical enough , except that apollo actually rotated (
barbeque mode
) to distribute the solar heating . here , basic science doesn ' t foresee later engineering cleverness .
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betty compson is a french cabaret singer who falls in love with an american soldier who is about to go to the front . he is wounded and suffers amnesia for the next five years . by the time the lovers reunite , he is married and she is raising the son he never knew . this basic plot is seen again and again in these pre - code melodramas . but this time it works well thanks to compson’s acting and saville’s pacing .
a parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her , even as her own health begins to fail .
even when diana , neville and david played together as children , diana knew that she loved nevs . but morton , nevs ' father , did not like any merrick . since nevs did not have any money , morton sent him off to egypt to work and also talked him out of marrying diana before he left . diana waited two years and then married david , who jeffry thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread . while in paris , david jumps to his death when the cops come after him and diana lies about the reason for the sake of jeffry . of course jeffry , who has been a drunk all his life , cuts all ties with diana . while nevs still loves diana , she does not return to england for seven years - just 3 days before nevs ' wedding to constance .
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the recording camera are linked to a
clockwork
and has three
mirror teleobjectives .
isn’t this a
chronometer
and “objectives for a reflecting telescope ? ”
“i started looking at the historical record of dziga vertov and his editor elizaveta svilova through the lens of distributed cognition . using the film man with a movie camera , my claim is that i can use svilova’s techniques to reveal her thoughts . dziga vertov is well documented . he gave interviews , he wrote a lot , you can have a career as a vertov scholar . but svilova’s thoughts are virtually undocumented . but fortunately what we do have is man with a movie camera . we can see what her processes are — literally what actions she was taking as an editor , and can say , that’s her thinking . i brought her clips into my editing software and analysed them frame by frame , looking for her sense of rhythm and juxtaposition , the structures she designs , the way she shaped the flow of the story , the strobing technique that was so hard to achieve back then [ with analogue technologies ] . ”
meanwhile , helius ' s assistant windegger ( gustav von wangenheim ) has announced his engagement to helius ' s other assistant , friede ( gerda maurus ) . this is disconcerting to helius , who secretly loves friede , so he avoids their engagement party . he is mugged on the way home from his meeting with mannfeldt by henchmen of the evil businessmen , commanded by an american ,
the man who calls himself walter turner ,
( fritz rasp ) as stated in the opening credits . they steal the research that professor mannfeldt had entrusted to him and also burgle helius ' s home , taking other valuable material . they then present him with an ultimatum : they know he is planning a voyage to the moon ; either he includes them in the project , or they will sabotage it and destroy his rocket , which is also named friede . reluctantly , helius agrees to their terms .
p . s . in reality , it cost far more to obtain the apollo moon rocks than their weight in gold . the apollo program cost $ 25 billion from 1961 to 1972 and brought back 842 pounds of moon rocks , for a cost of $ 2 million per troy ounce . gold was selling for about $ 60 per troy ounce in 1972 .
the earlier unmanned rocket is referred to as a
register
rocket , with
register
cameras . how about a
survey
rocket instead , with
recording
cameras ?
betty compson stars in this talkie remake of the 1923 silent version she also starred in . compson plays a famous french cabaret star during world war i . she meets an english officer ( george barraud ) and they plan to marry but he is whisked away to the front and never sees her again . he is wounded and suffers from amnesia . years go by . . .
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because the spaceship is too light to stand freely , it is submerged in a water basin in which it stands upright .
considering that this is a direct ascent moonshot , and that only alcohol - liquid oxygen fuels would be available , the rocket would have to be roughly twice the size of the saturn v . either this should be
too heavy ,
or
too fragile .
. reviews of the latter compared her to garbo , and one critic wrote , “an entire generation of hollow temptresses can be dethroned by this actress . ” dietrich’s next stage appearance was in george bernard shaw’s
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patsy brand is a chorus girl at the pleasure garden music hall . she meets jill cheyne who is down on her luck and gets her a job as a dancer . jill is engaged to adventurer hugh fielding and . . . see full summary »
dan , a tough police captain , and ray , a hardened criminal , are estranged brothers . when ray faces capture , kitty , the sister of ray ' s ex - partner , offers to help him escape because she sees an opportunity for revenge against dan .
a young girl and her father are kicked out of their house by a cruel noblewoman , and the girl ' s heart is broken when her sweetheart , the noblewoman ' s son , won ' t go to paris with them . after . . . see full summary »
. the production’s leading lady lili darvas observed dietrich’s ability to stand perfectly still on stage and yet be the focus of attention . “she possessed the most important quality for a star : she could be great without doing anything at all . ” it was a quality that was most effectively exploited in
it is all very thrilling , especially because of the lack of precedent . certainly a long step from the simple cannon of georges méliès ' a trip to the moon . the model shots are beautiful and of high technical quality , albeit with depth of field too shallow for verisimilitude . the fine detail on the crawler is particularly notable , with spiny gantries of exposed steel . the spaceship , however , looks a bit too smooth , without the ice formation and imperfections that would make it true - to - life . the depth - of - field is also too shallow , so it clearly looks like a model .
the rocket team is assembled : helius , mannfeldt , windegger , friede and turner , who represents the interests of the evil businessmen . after friede blasts off , they discover that gustav ( gustl gstettenbaur ) , a young boy who has befriended helius , is aboard as a stowaway with his collection of science fiction pulp magazines . during the journey , windegger emerges as a coward , and the feelings of helius toward friede become known to her , creating a romantic triangle .
the lifelike frame rate does give us a chance to observe the actors , all of whom are relative unknowns outside germany . several had long acting careers , in particular helius ( willy fritsch ) and prof . manfeldt ( klaus pohl ) . gerda maurus plays friede as a cool hitchcockian blonde ; in a simple yet elegant white dress at her engagement party , she looks very much like a hitchcockian blond . she calmly tells helius that she will be going along on the spaceflight , which puts the men very much off - balance .
weightlessness is fun . one of the characters anticipates later space shuttle and space station antics by launching up a deck with one push of the feet . there ' s also the standard trick of drinking up water globules in zero - g , done in an optical shot with meticulous animation , even having some of them spin around and merge together . unfortunately , the effect is clearly an animation and doesn’t look very real . knowledge of free - fall behavior was quite limited at the time , as propeller aircraft just didn ' t have the power to simulate zero - g for a reasonable amount of time .
just before the launch , we get to watch along with the captains of industry as they screen three minutes of spy footage depicting an unmanned test launch . there is even a neat animated schematic diagram , complete with a rotating earth , an orbiting moon , and a rocket that is launched with a slight lead so that it intersect the moon’s position after the three - day journey . with jon mirsalis ' unabashedly cosmic score playing in the background , you feel like a president or a prime minister being shown the future of humanity . remember , this footage was produced forty years before man landed on the moon .
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an amnesiac officer weds a barren socialite and adopts his son by a french ballerina .
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a tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there .
the mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government ' s secret service .
kay hoog finds a message that indicates that some incas are still alive , but the secret organisation
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french version of the german movie the testament of dr . mabuse ( 1933 ) . both movies were directed simultaneously by fritz lang in germany .
two women love the same man in a world of few prospects . in budapest , liliom is a
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the commissioner of a remote outpost in africa has a mistress who is so sexy and seductive that she has made several of the local white men kill themselves . she learns that the . . . see full summary »
a ruthless stockbroker sells short in the copper business and ruins the life of his friends by ruining their finances .
with jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego® jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .
four one - for - all and all - for - one privates in the french foreign legion are all in jail for disorderly conduct , but they break out and rejoin their regiment and fight off a band of marauding . . . see full summary »
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david compton leaves his expecting french girl - friend louise boucher , a dancer at the moulin rouge , for the war where he looses his memory . building a new life from scratch after the war , . . . see full summary »
a gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery , but a detective is on their trail .
a rich man leaves his wife , poses as a coster , and saves a factory girl from a crook .
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156 min . / 200 min . ( 2000 restoration ) / spain : 104 min . / spain : 162 min . ( dvd edition ) / usa : 95 min / west germany : 91 min ( edited version ) ( 1970 )
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hardesty , von and gene eisman . epic rivalry : the inside story of the soviet and american space race . washington , d . c . : national geographic , 2007 . p . 2 . isbn 978 - 1 - 4262 - 0119 - 6 .
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a semi - fictionalized account of the life of mata hari , an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for germany during world war i .
when diana - as - a - little - girl rides her bike into the tree , you can clearly see the cut where the little girl ( with short legs and her foot off the pedal ) becomes the stunt - double ( with long legs and her foot on the pedal ) .
these movies were available on youtube or amazon instant as of 6 / 6 / 2018 .
marlene dietrich ( stascha ) , fritz kortner ( dr . karoff ) , uno henning ( henri leblanc ) , frida richard ( frau leblanc ) , oskar sima ( charles leblanc ) , edith edwards ( angèle ) , karl ettlinger ( her father ) , bruno zienner ( philipp , the valet )
two decades after marlene dietrich’s death , her legend still retains its allure . one persistent myth is that josef von sternberg created dietrich the seductress in
( 1992 ) , she did audition , but for a staff member , who rejected her . she did take private lessons at the school and was soon playing small roles in the reinhardt repertory company . she also began playing bit parts in movies , making her celluloid debut as a giggly servant in 1922’s
( 1927 ) . critics called her “a spirited and gifted actress” and “most provocative . ”
was directed by kurt bernhardt , who took credit for discovering dietrich , although she was hardly an unknown at the time . bernhardt had absorbed the expressionist style and used it effectively in the early scenes of henri’s family factory and in the frenzied gaiety of the new year’s eve revelers . years later , he was still miffed that dietrich ignored his direction . “she never moved her head from the spotlight … . she was so well aware of the lighting , right from the beginning . ” dietrich had been experimenting with her look in a berlin photo booth and had found that a single overhead light accented her cheekbones and de - emphasized her upturned nose .


west point of the air ( 1935 ) is a film starring wallace beery about pilot training in the u.s. army air corps in the early 1930s .

the supporting cast includes robert young , lewis stone , maureen o'sullivan , rosalind russell , and robert taylor in one of his earliest roles .

the movie was directed by richard rosson .

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an instructor from the sabalauski air assault school teaches cadets and soldiers during aa training , june 2 at west point .
westrock paper mill generated 841 , 034 pounds of emissions in 2015 , giving west point among the highest toxic air emissions in the state .
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they were called the fresh prince of bel air jordan 5 . ( well , they were actually called the air jordan 5 bel air , but that ' s not as good a name . )
there are multiple parodies of the show . mad tv produced the animated fresh prawn of bel - air . a pet adoption group produced the fresh pup of bel - air .
for the second year , cadets are now able to receive air assault training right here at west point . led by a mobile training team of “blackhat” instructors from the the sabalauski air assault school at fort campbell , kentucky , cadets go through a physically and mentally challenging ten - day course to earn the air assault qualification . check out this cool air assault school video on our facebook page and view photos of the training at the west point flickr page .
if you have been a victim of sexual assault , contact the west point helpline . . .
west point — earlier today , kia motors manufacturing georgia , inc . ( kmmg ) celebrated production of the 300 , 000th vehicle at the west point , ga . automobile manufacturing facility .
last year ' s report , which compiled emission data submitted in 2014 , placed west point in ninth place among the 25 communities with the highest levels of toxic air emissions .
from may 30 through june 9 , anybody at west point could faintly hear “air assault ! ” throughout the installation . during the three phases of air assault training , participants learn how to conduct military transport operations for personnel and equipment via helicopters .
join the west point band at 7 : 15 p . m . tonight at trophy point for one of their largest performances of the year , the independence day celebration !
class of 2020 cadet lee cox proudly wore his air assault badge following the graduation ceremony .
one hundred and sixty - one cadets and soldiers graduated from the first iteration of air assault training , june 9 at trophy point .
westrock paper mill generated 841 , 034 pounds of emissions in 2015 , giving west point among the highest toxic air emissions in the state . ( jack jacobs / file photo / tidewater review )
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the west point society of the san francisco bay attended the army rugby team in berkeley , ca playing against cal rugby on sunday , march 11 . lots of west point grads and parents were out to cheer on army . one grad hosted a dinner for the entire team , as well as parents and local grads . it was a great day ! the
resident
west point grad photographer , nick sebastian ' 70 took some great pictures of the game and of west point society members cheering on the team .
we took our official visit this month and i ' m in total awe of west point . the history , the people , everything
the town mill generated 1 . 2 million pounds of air emissions in 2010 , according to the environmental protection agency .
the west point society of the tri - state / chattanooga celebrated west point founders day on march 23 , 2018 . command sargent major tim guden was the guest speaker of the evening . it was a great event and everyone had a wonderful time hearing the latest news from the academy .
one hundred and sixty - one cadets and soldiers graduated from air assault class 701 - 17 , june 9 at the u . s . military academy at west point . the 10 - day intensive course was taught by instructors from the sabalauski air assault school from the 101st airborne division , fort campbell , kentucky .
shortly after the civil war ended , west point alumni began celebrating annually , the founding in 1802 of the u . s . military academy by president thomas jefferson . like other west point alumni societies around the world , the west point society of michigan ( wpsmi ) stages a founders day dinner every year . the recent 216th anniversary event attracted 190 guests to the auburn hills marriott pontiac on march 17 , 2018 .
the air national guard has proposed an increase in f - 16 flight operations at tucson international airport .
a couple of the 161 cadets and soldiers who graduated from air assault class 701 - 17 rappel from a blackhawk during operations at the u . s . military academy at west point . from may 30 - june 9 , the 10 - day intensive course was taught by instructors from the sabalauski air assault school from the 101st airborne division , fort campbell , kentucky .
the 75th edition of the register of graduates & former cadets has been comprehensively updated in a handsome new limited edition . this definitive west point reference contains a wealth of information on service to the nation by all 72 , 413 west point graduates from 1802 - 2015 , including class crests , mottos and graduation speakers , award recipients , ancestry of west point graduates , usma leadership , medal of honor graduates and more ! order your register online today at the wpaog gift shop !
take a look back at some of the best moments on the “fields of friendly strife” from the 2015 - 16 army west point season . you’ll probably want to get a closer look at army west point softball player kasey mccravey’s leap over home plate which no doubt inspired thousands of young girls on softball fields around the nation .
in addition to the 35 west point graduates at the dinner the rsvp list also included 8 us navy academy graduates , 2 us air force academy graduates , and over 20 graduates from other commissioning sources . click here to see photos from the event .
a few probably will decide to leave , that the army is not for them , but those who stick with it will become members of the west point class of 2020 .
west point is a tremendous place to live and serve . find out more about available assignment opportunities within the usma staff and faculty
len dixon ' 73 was awarded the wpsmi distinguished member of the year award for his multi - year efforts in support of west point recruiting , leads and numerous other society activities .
the society was blessed to have as its honored guest speaker , retired lieutenant general dell dailey ' 71 . as the former u . s . ambassador for counterterrorism and the current distinguished chair of west point ' s counterterrorism center , general dailey was a wonderful source of timely information about west point and national defense .
while the first group of air assault participants have completed their course , three more iterations of the course will occur throughout the summer , with the last completing their training on june 30 .
kia motors manufacturing georgia | kia motors’ u . s . assembly plant in west point , georgia produces 300 , 000th vehicle
the u . s . military academy at west point , new york , is undoubtedly one of the most historically significant federal installations and educational campuses in the country . first established as a military fort in 1778 , west point is the oldest continuously - operating army post in the united states . in order to address the modern needs of its 4 , 000 + cadet population , atkins was selected to assist west point in upgrading and modernizing its nine existing cadet barracks and supporting facilities .
hopewell ( 23860 ) took the top of the statewide list . the honeywell international plant generated 2 . 2 million of an overall 3 . 4 million pounds of emissions in the city ' s air in 2015 .
the mill discharged 841 , 034 pounds of emissions into the air in 2015 , an 18 percent increase from the previous year , according to the aug . 2 report .
neumann concluded by thanking the noncommissioned officers from the sabalauski air assault school for training and certifying the class , doting their professionalism and expertise .
a view from the ct foxhole : lieutenant colonel bryan price , ph . d . , outgoing director , combating terrorism center at west point
he attended the west point prep school last year , so he figured he was better prepared than most for the stressful day that was about to begin .
a report compiled by the sierra club of virginia lists the 23181 zip code as having the sixth highest in the state for toxic air emissions . the sole source of those emissions is westrock ' s paper mill .
u . s . air force tankers in the pacific sustained damage this week during tropical storm maria , urltoken has learned .
the huntsville museum of art , with the help from members of the west point society of the tennessee valley , hosted a preview party for the exhibit duty , honor , country - highlights from the west point museum collection . the night began with opening lectures on the history and culture of west point from david reel , executive director of the west point museum and john zierdt , jr . ' 66 . following the introductory lectures , attendees , which included several tennessee valley society members , were afforded the opportunity to view the exhibit . the exhibit includes paintings and drawings of prominent artists and former cadets , cadet uniforms , rifles , swords , a gatling gun , a confederate torpedo , and other artifacts . the exhibit will run through july 8 , 2018 . if you are in the huntsville , alabama area , you should consider stopping by and visiting the exhibit .
a modern convenience that will be added to the barracks buildings for the first time is air conditioning , a luxury previously unheard of for cadets throughout west point’s 200 plus - year history . we’re designing a chilled - water plant in the basement level of the newly constructed davis barracks , with chilled - water pipes extending from that site to the nine other existing barracks . because portions of west point date back to the american revolution , our team was particularly sensitive to the historic importance of the barracks , accommodating the guidelines of the new york state historic preservation office as well as meeting security requirements from the department of defense’s antiterrorism / force protection directorate .
the west point society of upstate south carolina hosted a bbq for the army crew team on lake hartwell in clemson on march 16 . eighty - one cadets and thirty - five local grads and friends of west point enjoyed an evening of gripping hands and camaraderie . russell street ' 59 was the project officer and bill malouche ' 51 led the
zowie , zowie , zowie
call .
west point society of northwest florida president , chuck merkel , and society treasurer , chris beam , presented certificates of admission to matthew hawkins and ally woodard as they prepare to become new cadets with the class of 2022 . in the photo matthew is flanked by his parents , jennifer and brad , who are members of the class of 1992 and his brother , michael , just graduated with the class of 2018 , proving that west point is truly a family affair .
data in the report is self - reported by companies to the environmental protection agency . the sierra club of virginia compiled the information and sorted it by zip code to raise awareness of air quality , according to the report .
don rassler is director of strategic initiatives at the combating terrorism center at the u . s . military academy at west point . his research is focused on terrorist innovation and the changing dynamics of afghanistan’s and pakistan’s militant landscapes .
muhammad al - ` ubaydi is a research associate at the combating terrorism center at the u . s . military academy at west point and monitors arabic jihadist websites .
and while rappelling out of helicopters is what got blankenship interested in air assault training in the first place , he says he learned much more than that .
the next episode of westworld season 2 is called
vanishing point
and it airs on june 3 .
instead of creating individual storyboards , spielberg mapped out the entire path of mann and the truck driver on a mural of drafting paper with notes about each plot point peppering the sheet .
setting new founders day dinner standards at every level from the venue to the quality of the food to the caliber of the speakers , the west point society of the middle east defined excellence at every turn . founders day dinners are truly defined by the quality of youngest and oldest graduate speeches . this year ' s line - up was hard to beat .
during the year members of the west point society of northwest florida supported several college fairs to make sure students within the society ' s congressional district were aware of the benefits of a west point education and to provide a synopsis of the steps required for admission . buck james , jennifer hawkins and chuck merkel set up booths at the rocky bayou christian school and northwest florida state college and spoke with many interested candidates . the proof of the quality of their efforts is demonstrated by the fact that a steady stream of highly qualified candidates from the first district have joined the long gray line over the years and this year three more candidates were accepted as members of the class of 2023 and one candidate received an appointment to the usma prep school .
the west point society of the san francisco bay area was represented by ten members at the dedication ceremony at de lasalle high school for cpt john l . hallett iii ' 01 , kia in 2009 in southern afghanistan during operation enduring freedom and for sra jonathan vega yelner , united states air force . the contra costa blue star moms arranged for the memorial stone and the dedication .
the west point society of columbia celebrated founders day on february 24 at the capital city club in columbia , south carolina . the event was well attended by local academy graduates , members of the west point parents club , and cadet candidates for the class of 2022 . over 80 guests , from youngest graduate , 1lt emily bye ' 14 , to oldest graduate , ltc ( r ) wayne smith ' 49 , attended and much positive feedback has been received regarding the event . charlie eadie ' 07 , president of the wps columbia , filled the role of master of ceremonies .
in march , shelisa baskerville joined the wpaog development team as annual giving parent relations manager . in this role , shelisa will serve as the wpaog point of contact for all parent relations , with the focus on engaging west point parents in support of usma . in addition to working with individual parents , shelisa will also work closely with west point parents clubs throughout the country . shelisa has been with wpaog since 2013 , previously serving in alumni support as our memorial services coordinator and career services coordinator .
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the west point society of connecticut dedicated its founders day celebration to the life and legacy of general benjamin o . davis ' 36 . in keeping with that theme , the event was held at the new england air museum in windsor locks , ct . kicking off the evening was sherman fleek ltc ( r ) , the usma command historian . in addition to being a professional historian , ltc fleek was an army aviator and he shared with the guests a brief history of army aviation and the major role of west point graduates as they dined amid a broad collection of military aircraft . capping off the evening as the featured speaker was connecticut native , doug melville , the grandnephew of general davis , who shared some personal stories of life with the general . the oldest graduate present was al paulekas ’53 , an army athletic hall of famer and the youngest was emma dugas class of ’15 – a span of 62 years between the two !
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the west point society of williamsburg celebrated founders day on saturday march 10 , 2018 at the governor ' s land at two rivers country club located in williamsburg , virginia . the guest speaker was major general bill hix , special assistant , director of the office of business transformation , office of the undersecretary of the army . more than 125 graduates , ex - cadets , family members , and friends of west point from the williamsburg and fort eustis community attended the black tie event . special guests were two cadet candidates of the incoming usma class of 2022 and their family members . the oldest grad was mr . jack miley ' 46 and our youngest grad was mr . mike hendrix ' 03 .
cadet summer training is in full swing and there are all sorts of exciting and new things happening . check out the incorporation of drone technology , an exhilarating 7 . 5 - mile runback from cadet field training led by the commandant , bg diana holland ’90 , realistic scenario - driven cadet leader development training and the superintendent’s own observations about training . throughout the summer , you will be able to see photos and updates about all of the action on usma and wpaog social media and websites . bookmark these and check them frequently to learn about your cadet’s training ! west point facebook west point flickr wpaog facebook wpaog twitter wpaog’s west point and cadet news
members from the west point society of richmond ( wpsr ) attended the annual memorial day ceremony at the virginia war memorial and participated in the wreath laying ceremony that followed . after the ceremony , wpsr members relocated to a bar to toast fallen comrades and have lunch .
some waiting with their parents and other family members in the long line outside eisenhower hall , where their indoctrination to west point began , seemed to have at least a vague idea of the rough time they were in for .
along with the traditional aspects of a quality founders day celebration and in an effort to encourage social interaction , members and guests were randomly assigned to tables and with the biographical information of a recognized west point graduate about which that member shared with their tablemates .
army vs . air force sat , nov 3 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on november 3 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
“these skills will serve you and your future units well , ” col . jonathan neumann , director of the department of military instruction at west point , said during the graduation ceremony . “even if you never serve in an air assault unit , you are very likely to need again the skills you have learned over the past 10 days . especially during the past 15 years of conflict , operating with and around helicopters has become a requirement for nearly every type of unit and formation in our army . ”
this year marks the first time that the coast guard ' s maritime security response team west has participated in rimpac .
the third annual seas the day event for veterans took place on saturday may 12 , 2018 at the thomas temple allan boat house in earlysville , va - home of the university of virginia men ' s and women ' s rowing teams . the west point society of monticello supported the event both financially and with member volunteers helping to coordinate the various event activities .
the toxics release inventory tracks more than 600 chemicals . in 1988 , 95 . 9 million pounds of emissions were released into the air in virginia . companies reported 19 . 6 million pounds of emissions released in 2015 , according to the report .
the west point society of central florida ( wpscf ) celebrated the founding of the united states military academy at shingle creek resorts in orlando florida , on saturday , march 17th . the evening included guest speaker , the honorable robert a . mcdonald , the 8th secretary of the department of veterans affairs . the oldest graduate was jack halsey , ltcol , usaf retired , class of ' 58 ; and the youngest graduate present , 1lt karlos febus ' 14 .
the west point society of hampton roads ( wpshr ) celebrated founders day with a luncheon on march 24 , 2017 at fort eustis , virginia . guest speaker for the event was radm michael shelton ' 67 , the only west point graduate promoted to flag rank in the navy . he reminded everyone that duty , honor , country is relevant in the age of political correctness , and challenged them to seek excellence , set high standards , communicate effectively , and accept nothing less than the whole truth .
the west point society of the mid - south held a mentorship panel on april 3 , 2018 . four members of the west point society of the mid - south : mg ( r ) rob williamson ' 73 ; mg ( r ) paul hamm ' 73 ; ltc ( r ) ron scott ' 72 ; and cpt ( r ) elise hackstall ' 04 teamed with two other officers from the reserve officers association ( roa ) to provide a panel of experienced officers to help round out the development of the graduating senior cadets as they prepare to enter army service in the active , reserve , and army national guard components . this is the first time for the university of memphis rotc program , the roa , and the west point society of the mid - south that army officers from the greater - memphis community , including active , reserve , and retired , have teamed together to mentor graduating army rotc cadets to more effectively prepare them for service to the nation .
the army west point baseball team members pile on each other after the final out of their 5 - 3 victory over service academy rival navy may 21 in annapolis , md . , to sweep the patriot league championship series to earn an ncaa tournament berth .
picking back up after the holiday season the west point society of columbia had its first benny havens of the year . attending were six graduates and family from year groups ranging from 1977 to 2007 . in a surprise twist of the night a member of the capital city club pleasantly joined them - columbia board of governors , col ( r ) vic robertson , whose son graduated from west point in 1979 . they also met dr . richard conant , a distinguished professor emeritus at usc , who agreed to sing the national anthem at their upcoming founders day brunch . as the hour unfolded connections were made , ties were strengthened , and reminiscences shared .
[ 5 ] for background , see don rassler , remotely piloted innovation : terrorism , drones , and supportive technology , ( west point , ny : combating terrorism center , 2016 ) .
tune in live to see the concert and fireworks from trophy point ! 7 : 30 p . m .
boyce buckner ' 01 had the honors of being the greenest graduate . boyce spoke about the 4th class system and how west point had prepared him for the past seventeen years of global war against terrorists .
his speech was probably the best greenest graduate speech we had ever heard . well done !
said rich naigle ' 77 .
the cape fear west point society celebrated its annual founders day celebration on saturday , march 10 , 2018 with a ' cadet style ' luncheon at the beautiful surf club located 100 yards from the atlantic ocean in wrightsville beach , north carolina .
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effective june 7 , all visitors to west point who do not have identification issued by the department of defense ( or are not escorted by someone with same ) will be required to stop at the visitors center outside thayer gate to get a visitor pass . usma is still working on plans for handling this new requirement for large - scale public and alumni events . please be patient during this process . for the most up - do - date information , please visit the west point garrison webpage with the policy .
n of their sons and daughters from home to the start of their military life .
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the west point society of hampton roads ( wpshr ) hosted a staff ride with renown historian dr . john v . quarstein ( friend of west point ) in newport news , hampton , and fort monroe , va . the topic of the staff ride was
the battle of the ironclads .
they conducted the staff ride at sites of civil war historic interest related to the engagement between the union fleet , the css virginia ( also known as the uss merrimac ) , and the uss monitor . they visited sites in newport news and hampton were sunk or severely damaged . they also visited the casemate museum at fort monroe , va to view civil war exhibits related to the battle of the ironclads . the battle between the css virginia and the uss monitor was essentially a draw but was historically significant for several reasons . it was the first battle in history between two ironclad warships and led to the obsolescence of wooden warships . it also contributed to the failure of the peninsula campaign which may have ended the war had the union captured richmond before it was heavily defended .
the west point society of paris ( wpsp ) held its 2018 founders day dinner at the historic école militaire in paris on march 17 , 2018 . as it does every year , the wpsp hosted the cadets who are in france on the french department ' s semester abroad program as their guests for the founders day dinner and were delighted to have eight cadets in attendance . this year , for the first time , they invited other european west point societies to the event . with great response they had a total of 80 alumni , cadets and guests , a 60 % increase in attendance over last year .
one of the service missions of the west point society of monticello is
service , to service members and veterans .
wps of monticello has supported this race for the past five years with a $ 500 donation . additionally , in return for their annual donation , they get 10
free
registrations each year , and over the past five years several dozen society members ( and family members ) have participated in the run .
the west point society of hawaii celebrated founders day in paradise on march 29 , 2018 at the hale koa hotel . 304 alumni and friends of west point joined for a rollicking good time , making this year ' s event the best attended anyone could remember . the society recognized the long - time contributions of meghan hostler ( spouse of dutch ' 68 ) , gil tam ' 70 and jan medusky ' 72 . ltg robert caslen and spouse shelly were the guests of honor . the guest speaker was mg ron clark ' 88 cg of the 25th id . the oldest or as he likes to be called most mature grad was ken bailey ' 54 and the youngest nicole carter ' 17 . erin whitney ' 96 the state admissions field force rep introduced five prospective cadet cadets who with their families attended the dinner as the society ' s guests .
the report also identified the state ' s top 25 polluting facilities . westrock ' s mill was ranked fifth in the list and accounted for all emissions in west point in 2015 . first place was taken by another westrock facility in covington , which generated 2 . 7 million pounds of emissions .
in august 2012 , the sitcom overtook the harry potter series as the entertainment of choice in the prison .
why are so many of the most talented officers now abandoning military life for the private sector ? an exclusive survey of west point graduates shows that it’s not just money . increasingly , the military is creating a command structure that rewards conformism and ignores merit . as a result , it’s losing its vaunted ability to cultivate entrepreneurs in uniform .
you ' ll enjoy a lot of social interaction including intramural sports and social events where you ' ll get to know fellow sle attendees and west point cadets . you will also have the chance to ask cadets questions about the academy and the army . the entire week will give you a good sense of whether the united states military academy is a good fit for you .
the west point society of the middle east celebrated founders day on march 16 , 2018 at café milano , four seasons hotel , abu dhabi , with over 130 guests in attendance . the guest list included nine retired flag officers , fellow service academy graduates , military veterans , and numerous distinguished business leaders .
[ 4 ] for background , see brian dodwell , daniel milton , and don rassler , the caliphates global workforce : an inside look at the islamic state’s foreign fighter paper trail ( west point , ny : combating terrorism center , 2016 ) ; daniel milton , communication breakdown : unraveling the islamic state’s media efforts ( west point , ny : combating terrorism center , 2016 ) ; and standardization and quality control in islamic state’s military production ( london : conflict armament research , 2016 ) .
[ 10 ] the authors would like to thank timothy reuter , vice president of the association for unmanned vehicle systems international silicon valley chapter or auvsi – svc , for this point .
i first learned about west point when i saw them play navy on tv when i was six years old . i wanted to go there really bad and be the best officer i could possibly become . i studied hard , and kept det
the spring combined services golf outing hosted by the west point society of monticello was held at old trail golf club in crozet , virginia on may 9 , 2018 . the 34 players consisted of 12 army , 14 navy and 8 air force participants . the format was a two - person scramble with each foursome representing two services . this allowed for great inter - service banter throughout the round of golf . the outing concluded with a bbq lunch . awards were then presented to the best - scoring teams , four closest - to - pin competitions and a straightest drive winner . great weather and priceless camaraderie marked the event . the wps of monticello hosts this event twice each year , in the spring and fall . the next outing is tentatively scheduled in september 2018 .
american troops are famous for this kind of individual initiative . it’s a point of pride among officers that the american way of war emphasizes independent judgment in the fog and friction of battle , rather than obedience and rules . lieutenants , even corporals and privates , are trained to be entrepreneurial in combat . this emphasis doesn’t just attract inspirational leaders and efficient managers—it produces revolutionary innovators . from the naval officer alfred thayer mahan , whose insights on sea power transformed warfare at the beginning of the 20th century , to general billy mitchell , the godfather of the air force , to general petraeus , who’s now implementing his counterinsurgency strategy in afghanistan , the u . s . military has a long and proud tradition of innovative thought .
in 2013 , the fresh prince of bel - air theme song caused a school to be put on lockdown . a receptionist from ambridge area high school in pennsylvania called a student to remind him of an upcoming appointment . he didn’t answer , and the receptionist was directed to the student’s voicemail . the student imitated the show’s theme song for his answering message , and the receptionist thought he said “shooting people outside of the school” instead of “shooting some b - ball outside of the school . ” the local police brought the student into custody , although he was later released .
the west point society of the philippines ( wpsp ) celebrated founders day on march 17 , 2018 at the armed forces of the philippines officers clubhouse , camp aguinaldo , quezon city , metro manila , philippines . the keynote speaker was retired consul - general santiago busa ' 76 . former president fidel ramos ' 50 was the oldest grad . more than thirty people were in attendance , two - thirds of whom were grads . click here to see more photos .
seventy high school junior students from 14 area high schools reported to ike hall on april 11 , 2018 to take part in the west point society mid - hudson region ( wpsmhr ) annual flagship event , the leadership & character conference . the conference was led this year by glenn goldman ' 84 of the center for the army profession and ethic ( cape ) .
tcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more
today’s army requires a similar philosophical shift if it is to generate more - entrepreneurial leadership and start retaining its most talented officers . when presented with 10 proposed policy changes , the panel of west point grads was strongly in favor of five , marginally in favor of three , split on one , and strongly against the last . dead last was reauthorizing the draft instead of the all - volunteer force , a proposal that drew support from only 14 percent of respondents . so what did they think would help ?
one of the documents suggests that the drone program was given a certain level of priority . a document signed by the wali of wilayat al - jazira requested on october 4 , 2015 , that the committee of military manufacturing and development “provide the brothers in the aviation brigade of our wilaya with whatever they need from you . ”
the west point society of western new york celebrated founders day on march 24 . the event was held at the historic buffalo club , founded by the 13th president of the united states , millard fillmore . over the last year , the
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chapter has grown not only in numbers , but in structure as well . they have set left and right geographic limits , stepped into the 21st century with a facebook page , and brought in additional leadership to better serve local graduates .
are there any additional fees with ota tv ? no ! this is the best part about free over - the - air tv . once you buy the antenna , it should last you many years and you will never have another monthly cable tv bill again !
near the end , when little mike is up in the air with big mike , little mike is in the wrong seat . two - seat airplanes of that time were balanced assuming the pilot would be in the rear - most seat . this was because the forward seat , already being at the center - of - gravity , had no real impact on the balance . with nobody in the rear seat the plane would be too nose heavy to even get off the ground , much less fly as it did in the movie .
aircraft enthusiasts in tokyo got a treat over the weekend with the arrival of some of america ' s most powerful jet fighters .
the west point society of monticello held its 30th annual founders day celebration on sunday , march 25 , 2018 on a beautiful afternoon at the historic university of virginia inn at darden . they were honored to have the command sergeant major for the united states corps of cadets , csm thomas kenny as keynote speaker . csm kenny was accompanied by staff sergeant bryce richey . csm kenny provided the unique perspective of a senior noncommissioned officer on the development of cadets and their mutual relationship as career soldiers in the active army . the gathering included 63 graduates , spouses and guests and was held on a sunday for the first time , which was well received by all .
the president of the society , james l . young ' 78 , kicked off the evening with introductions of the special guests attending the dinner before turning the evening over to the master of ceremonies , mike genetti ' 75 . the honorable robert a . mcdonald ' s talk on the state of the academy included information on graduates in action , the davis barracks dedication , the margin of excellence program , the 6th annual mcdonald conference for leaders of character and more . the talk was very well received , and the evening proved to be a great success . photos from the evening can be seen at urltoken .
the west point society of hampton roads ( wpshr ) celebrated the 243rd birthday of the united states army with a norfolk tides outing , picnic , and class of ' 22 meet & greet at harbor park , norfolk , virginia , on june 14 , 2018 . cadet candidates and their parents were invited to the event and the norfolk tides baseball team invited them onto the field prior to the game . following a brief tribute to the u . s . army , they were introduced to the crowd . a society picnic followed the on - field introduction . the grayest graduate present - bob alexander ' 68 – and the greenest graduate present – maj charles seitz ' 07 – had the honors of cutting the cake using a cadet saber .
during world war ii , german generals often complained that u . s . forces were unpredictable : they didn’t follow their own doctrine . colonel jeff peterson , a member of the faculty at west point , likes to illustrate this point using a parable about hedgerows . after the normandy invasion in 1944 , american troops found that their movements were constrained by the thick hedgerows that lined the countryside of northern france . the hedges frequently channeled american units into german ambushes , and they were too thick to cut or drive through . in response , “army soldiers invented a mechanism on the fly that they welded onto the front of a tank to cut through hedgerows , ” peterson told me .
the west point society of central pennsylvania celebrated founders day on march 23 . there were ninety people in attendance . ty seidule was the guest speaker , he challenged everyone and was quite informative . a raffle was held and they raised enough money to donate to the aog and pay for the prizes . there were door prizes and toasts and four new members from the class of 2022 . the food was enjoyed and a great time had by all . click here to see more photos .
the west point society of upstate south carolina partnered with the united states naval academy alumni association ( usnaaa ) palmetto chapter for a picnic on april 28 , 2018 . this was their second picnic together and has grown into a yearly tradition for the two groups of alumni to get together , connect , tell old war stories , and enjoy some good food . of note , they made sure to remind their blue & gold wearing friends , who won the football game back in december .
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“all i’ve known so far is beast and west point , ” the rising yearling said . “to have noncommissioned officers come from fort campbell , kentucky and teach us , kind of give us a different perspective of what the army is like and what other schools have to offer , it broadened my perspective that there are more opportunities out there , and that’s what i learned , more than anything . ”
wallace beery ' s role as big mike inspired me to overcome a recent challenge . robert young as little mike , the son , played the very human young soldier facing life altering decisions . the propeller plane air force was very interesting in light of today ' s ssts , stealth bombers & the like . rosalind russell & maureen o ' sullivan gave quality performances as women on the opposite ends of the moral scale . wallace berry ' s strength of character , & admirable rectitude dominated this film . big mike has become a hero of mine .
army vs . liberty sat , sept 8 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on september 8 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
army vs . hawaii sat , sept 15 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on september 15 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
army vs . lafayette sat , nov 10 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on november 10 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
army vs . colgate sat , nov 17 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on november 17 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
as the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film , there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck . spielberg , who wanted the truck to seem
when i asked veterans for the reasons they left the military , the top response was “frustration with military bureaucracy”—cited by 82 percent of respondents ( with 50 percent agreeing strongly ) . in contrast , the conventional explanation for talent bleed—the high frequency of deployments—was cited by only 63 percent of respondents , and was the fifth - most - common reason . according to 9 out of 10 respondents , many of the best officers would stay if the military was more of a meritocracy .
eagle - eyed viewers will catch the word “flammable” scrawled across the back of the truck , yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn’t go boom . the studio wanted a big explosion , but the director wanted a slower demise for his film’s villain .
the irs forced smith to pay them 70 percent of his salary over the first three seasons .
the st . augustine lighthouse and maritime museum has completed restoration of the original coast guard barracks .
the west point society of new jersey celebrated founders day on saturday march 24 , 2018 at the beacon hill country club in atlantic highlands , nj . the evening started with a meet and greet session for all attending incoming members of usma class of 2022 , followed by the traditional benny havens hour . the guest speaker was ltg ( r ) guy swan ' 76 , vice president , association of the united states army ( pictured ) . a total of 125 graduates , ex - cadets , family members , and significant others attended the black tie event . special guests were 16 cadet candidates and their family members , representing the incoming usma class of 2022 , the society sponsored them . the oldest grad was mr . vincent
jerry
longo ' 57 and youngest was mr . anthony ciaffone ' 07 .
army vs . miami ( oh ) sat , oct 20 , 2018 planned by wpaog alumni services rally with fellow graduates , parents , and friends on october 20 , 2018 at herbert hall alumni center ! enjoy performances by the cadet spirit band and rabble rousers at the official west point association of graduates open house . festivities will begin three hours prior to game kick - off .
the west point society of denver celebrated founders day on march 3 , 2018 at the denver downtown university club . there were over one - hundred - fifty people in attendance . the oldest grad was amos mathews ' 49 , and the youngest was bill dorner ' 12 . the speaker was brigadier general david hodne ' 91 , deputy commander , 4th infantry division . there were six class of 2022 cadet candidates , appropriately hazed by their 50 - year affiliation class , the class of 1972 . also attending the celebration was a denver navy league official ( ' 69 usna ) and three afa grads , balancing out the affair .
earlier this month the west point society of denver had a young ( old ) grad happy hour at jagged mountain brewery . grads from ' 95 - ' 12 attended , while everyone had the opportunity to catch up as well as make new friends . wps of denver plans on hosting a few of these events every year to help foster community amongst the long gray line , along the front range . this summer they are planning on organizing
bikes ' n ' brews
, a group bike ride and then beer afterwards .
kia motors manufacturing georgia , inc . ( kmmg ) is the first manufacturing site in north america for kia motors corporation based in seoul , korea . kmmg is located on 2 , 200 acres in west point , georgia , and is scheduled to begin production in the last quarter of 2009 . at full capacity , the plant will have the ability to produce 300 , 000 vehicles annually and employ approximately 2 , 500 team members .
after nbc canceled fresh prince in its fourth season , the finale had smith ' s character heading back to philadelphia . after fan outcry , however , nbc decided to bring the show back ; its fifth season opens with an nbc executive pulling smith into a van to drive him back to california , saying
it ' s called the fresh prince of bel - air , not the fresh prince of philadelphia .
ultimately , the show had six seasons .