Guadalcanal: G-4749A - Landing and capture

Summary

Edited scenes showing the landing and capture on Guadalcanal seems unfinished it has music but no comm. possibly a workprint of ‘This is Guadalcanal’ MS ships head toward island, a machine gun is visible LS ships in distance, island in further distance MS ship moves L to R through ocean MS plane heads fast overhead LS plane crashes in water MS men with signal light on bridge LS boats out to ocean US plane overhead MS men on to boat shake hands MS landing craft in MG moving L to R MS men with signal light flashing on ship MS LCs in ocean MS MArines down cargo net to LC LS ships L to R in distance, island in BG MS Marines pushing off on LC MS MArines down cargo net to LC LS LCs and ships out at sea MS LCs move R to L LS open ocean LS lone LC in ocean LS open ocean LS ships in ocean MS AA battery in action OS AA battery in action US plane flies overhead LS ocean with LC in MG OS AA battery in action LS ship fires in distance MS LC in sea LS ocean with ships and LCs MS officers talk on ship, binoculars LS ships up near island, island in BG US various of plane flying overhead LS ship smoking in distance LS LCs moving L to R MS LCs landing ashore, plane overhead and troops disembark LSs various shots LCs at sea MS Marines dig emplacement on beach CU sign in Japanese on tree LS camp set up on beach Flag raising 05:35 Various PANs and CUs of dead Japanese on beach, Marines look at them MS-PAN of Japanese prisoner camp various CUs of Japanese prisoners MS Japanese prisoners march in line various MSs of Japanese getting undressed, washing and having first aid MS-PAN across row of Japanese prisoners sitting down CUs of their faces as they light cigarettes CU of machine gun in the ground (Japanese?), a Marine practises firing it out to sea An artillery piece is fired MS Marine puts on a flamethrower kit and walks off to practise with it MS a Marine in fur camouflage with guns and bullets