A Blockhead Joins The Us Army (1940)

Full title reads: “A Blockhead Joins The US Army“. United States of America (USA) MS of the ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy dressed in army uniform being enrolled into the US army by Recruiting Sergeant. The comic ceremony is watched by large number of troops lined up on the parade ground - nat. sound. The ventriloquist is Edgar Bergen. The dummy suggests putting hostesses on bombers. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.