The Big Picture (TV series)

The Big Picture is an American documentary television program which aired on ABC-TV from 1951 to 1964. The series consisted of documentary films produced by the United States Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service, showing weaponry, battles, and biographies of famous soldiers.


The half-hour weekly program featured famous or before-they-were-famous actors and actresses in quality productions, filmed on the Astoria stages, which is now Kaufman Astoria Studios which is a historic movie studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens. The host and narrator was Army Master Sergeant Stuart Queen (1919–1981)—a World War II veteran and Korean War combat broadcaster.

Though Master Sgt. Queen is referred to as both a host and narrator, he essentially introduced the profiles that were narrated by such luminaries as Alexander Scourby, Walter Cronkite, Raymond Massey, and Ronald Reagan. In the 1950s, the series was shot on 35mm black-and-white negative, but by the end of the 1960s, it was using 16mm color negative.

From the official government catalog: "THE BIG PICTURE is the official television report by the U.S. Army to its members and to the American people. Subject matter for episodes ranges from historic moments in the Army's proud history to up-to-the-moment coverage of current actions and accomplishments."

As an official work of the United States government, The Big Picture was never eligible for copyright and has always been in the public domain.



33 shows on 10 DVD's

#1
Beyond The Call Of Duty
Beachhead Anzio
The Cobra Strikes
24th Infantry Division

#2
Army Drivers School
Education In The Army
First Sergeant
Guided Missiles

#3
Hawaiian Defense
Look Toward Tomorrow
Nerves Of The Army
Salute To The Canadian Army

#4
This Is First Army
This Is Third Army
Pictorial Report No.28

#5
Pictorial Report
The Aggressor
Army Chaplain's

#6
The Army Postal Service
The Famous Third Army
The Patrol

#7
Fort Bliss
Summer Storm
The 29th Division

#8
Pentomic 101st
Religious Emphasis Day In Philadelphia 1958
Army Digest Number Eight 1961

#9
The Army Nurse Story 1951
When The Chips Are Down - Bob Hope
D-Day Anniversary 1969

#10
Flying Soldiers
Battlefields Of Yesterday 1954
Wars End





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