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[tomsecker]

This organisational chart from the Pentagon's film office shows that for a while John Horton was in charge of industrial cooperation. Horton went on to spend decades working for Paramount and other big studios as their liaison with the government, working both sides of the line between the state and private enterprise. Very interesting guy who very few people know about. #johnhorton #entertainmentliaison #hollywood #donbaruch #propaganda #military #pentagon #DOD https://www.instagram.com/p/B26jFYJp4WI/?igshid=uz6icvfhm3zp

[tomsecker]

At the bottom of this list of current Army projects from the summer of 1965 is Our Man Flint - a James Bond spoof that someone in the military hated. The two Derek Flint films are pretty funny, some of my favourite 60s comedies. #derekflint #ourmanflint #inlikeflint #jamesbond #donbaruch #documents #spoof #movies #hollywood #military #pentagon https://www.instagram.com/p/B2jQPKjJRX4/?igshid=1cxmqef8zeeqf

[tomsecker]

Letter from the US Information Agency to Don Baruch. No idea what they're talking about with the Greeks and Rambo - if anyone knows then please tell me. Sounds like the version shown in Greece changed Rambo's background to avoid the Vietnam issue, but I really don't know. #DOD #donbaruch #vietnam #vietnamwar #movies #hollywood #rambo #greece https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qNpx6pTqZ/?igshid=xcq47383fh8d

[tomsecker]

The very crude early origins of the DOD-Hollywood database. I will probably do a feature episode soon on Don Baruch's Greatest Hits based on all this stuff from the Baruch archive. #donbaruch #DOD #hollywood #movies #military #propaganda #censorship https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oifZgpuBY/?igshid=paxvxn0oxeuy

[tomsecker]

Perhaps unsurprisingly the producers of Troma's War (and The Toxic Avenger, Nuke 'Em High, Tromeo and Juliet, Surf Nazis Must Die and Killer Condom) were turned down by the Pentagon. It seems you can make utter schlock (see Bay, Michael) but it has to be expensive schlock to win military approval... #DOD #troma #tromafilms #tromaswar #donbaruch #military #pentagon #entertainmentliaison https://www.instagram.com/p/B0lhqnbp1qs/?igshid=1e72x7i951hx1

[tomsecker]

During the controversy in the wake of The Longest Day several senior military officials paid a visit to the Los Angeles entertainment liaison offices. This memo is quite amusing - it appears that Don Baruch was in favour of shutting down the LA offices and consolidating everything at the Pentagon. Also the comment about providing technical advice to otherwise unsupported productions. #donbaruch #DOD #hollywood #losangeles #entertainmentliaison #thelongestday #technicaladvisor #military #history https://www.instagram.com/p/B0YMqJIJvci/?igshid=wxd7yx8exh6k

[tomsecker]

Don Baruch's report card from the Pentagon. Not surprising he kept a copy - the lad did very well. Much better than most of mine. #donbaruch #pentagon #entertainmentliaison #DOD #military #hollywood https://www.instagram.com/p/B0IjHc4J6eW/?igshid=1oltfc6lr73ro

[tomsecker]

This used to hang on the office wall of Don Baruch - Uncle Phil Strub's predecessor at the Pentagon's Hollywood Office. Found by Roger Stahl on the Baruch archive in NY. #hollywood #DOD #philstrub #donbaruch #military #movies #film https://www.instagram.com/p/BzivAF8pfvk/?igshid=1u3xheh61mc6q