Patrolling the Ether (1944)
- Directed by
- Paul Burnford
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1940s short film shows amateur radio operators working with the government to find enemy spy transmissions. It was the first TV program broadcast on multiple stations at the same time.
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What happens
Patrolling the Ether is a short film made in 1944 depicting amateur radio operators aiding the Federal Communications Commission in monitoring the airwaves for Nazi spy transmissions. It is notable as the first film ever broadcast simultaneously on more than one television station; on 10 April 1944, it was shown on three stations: WNBT, New York (now WNBC), WPTZ Philadelphia (now KYW) and WRGB Schenectady, New York, marking a milestone in the history of network television. The film was directed by Paul Burnford, and starred Emmett Vogan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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