VICTORY AT SEA, NO. 19: THE BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF (TV)

Summary

Part 19 of this 26-part documentary series on World War II at sea. This program documents the beginning of the liberation of the Philippines with the battle for Leyte Gulf in October 1944 and includes footage and discussion of American landings on Leyte, the U.S. attack on the Japanese fleet, the battle of the Surigao Strait, the battle of the San Bernadino Gulf, the battle near Cape Engano, and the destruction of Japanese naval power.

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: March 15, 1953 Sunday 3:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:26:30
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T79:0026
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: Leyte Gulf, Battle for, 1944; Philippines - Sieges; U S Navy; World War II - 1944
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1952-1953
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Henry Salomon … Producer, Writer
• M. Clay Adams … Director
• Richard Hanser … Writer
• Leonard Graves … Narrator
• Richard Rodgers … Composer
• NBC Symphony Orchestra … Symphony Orchestra