Moving Image / Forest Patrol: "The Woman's Angle"

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Title: Forest Patrol: "The Woman's Angle"
Creator: California Department of Forestry
Fox, George
Date Created and/or Issued: 1959
Contributing Institution: Cal Fire Museum
Collection: California Revealed from Cal Fire Museum
Rights Information: Public Domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: A 1959 CDF produced dramatization of domestic pressures on married Forestry men. A honeymoon is interrupted when days off are cancelled and the men are called back to duty to fight a fire. The wives meet at the Ranger's residence for the "Worry and Wait" club. Scripted scenes show State Forestry spouses sharing the difficulties of being married to a Forestry man. Depicts a snapshot of 1950s culture and gender roles. Uses the tragic potential of wildfire to deliver a public safety message about being careless with fire. Credits: Department of Natural Resources: Division of Forestry, State of California. With Barbara Whiting, Jill Richards; Douglas Odney. Featuring George Walsh, Charlotte Fletcher. Produced and Directed by Geo. FoxAdditional Descriptive Notes: Starring Carol Ohmart, with Barbara Whiting, Jill Richards, Douglas Odney; featuring George Walsh, Charlotte Fletcher; produced and directed by Geo Fox; cast includes John Goddard, Mary Adams, Shirley O'Hara, Charles Keane, Norman DuPont; Produced through Public Service Associates of Hollywood for California Division of Forestry; Asst Director Burnet Lamont; script supervisor John A Truett; Dir Photography Roger Shearman; sound eng James Larson; Makeup Don Otis; Hair: Fritzy LaMar; Sound recorded by Ryder Sound Services Inc.
Type: moving image
Format: Internegative
Print
Composite
Sound
Black and White
16mm film
Extent: 2 Reels of 2
Identifier: casbcfm_000005_r01; casbcfm_000005_r02
Language: English
Subject: Wildfire Prevention
Provenance: Cal Fire Museum
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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