The following screengrabs are all from a 25 minute video called "Foot Patrol" that I found in the
USC Digital Library. I think it's new to NLA. It starts by introducing us to Officer George Clark (Clarke?), a WW2 veteran.
After some aerial shots of City Hall, Union Staion, Hollywood, amusement piers and racetracks, we see how the officers prepare for duty. First they update their hot sheet of stolen cars before checking their appearance with an "adequate mirror" and picture of a "properly uniformed officer". They can then be inspected.
The officers were supposed to call in at hourly intervals, unless they were tackling an armed robber at a gas station.
The video names three important disasters that officers should be prepared for: an explosion, a plane crash with highly confidential military equipment and a major fire. The explosion shown is the one at the O’Connor Electro-Plating Corp at 926 E Pico Boulevard. It was covered by
gsjansen in
post #1637. It occurred in February 1947, so it looks like the 1946 date of the video is a year out.
Arresting drunks seems to take up a lot of Officer Clark's day. On the right, the drunk's girlfriend is the one causing problems: "Brother, this gal is much worse than a wildcat - who ever heard of a wildcat with shoes?"
The officers had to stay fit, as seen in this train-top chase (below, left). The robber was spotted trying to open one of the rail cars. I think the action takes place in the Cornfield Yard. The video ends with a look at Camp Valcrest, where officers take groups of 150 children for a 10 day outing.
There are many other activities covered in the video. These include: helping a lost girl; not accepting bribes; how to handle people who've made a citizen's arrest; checking burlesque theaters; making a narcotics arrest; catching a safe-cracker; finding a vehicle from a hit-and-run; dealing with epileptic seizures; car wrecks; ignoring plain-clothes officers; not jumping to conclusions (Officer Clark thinks a man with a mannequin is assaulting a lady). All in all it was quite a busy day for Officer Clark.
Near the end of the video we see Officer Clark in MacArthur Park. Apparently, "One of the most exasperating police problems is dealing with homosexuals, whose activities must be controlled." He's lucky it would still be a couple of years before he had to deal with any Commies! Thankfully, times and attitudes have changed.
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Excellent sleuthing HenryHuntington, odinthor & HossC.
. The reason for the swim suits is that today's Julius Shulman post is "Job 1469: Rose Marie Reid Swim Suit Plant, 1953", and I was trying to find its location - honest.
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