From Field Manual 21-7 List of War Department Films, Film Strips, and Recognition Film Slides 1946: "G. I. Movie Weekly. (1) Purpose. "G. I. Movie Weekly" provides 45-minute programs of education, information, orientation and subjects of general interest for free showing to troops throughout the world. It is the 16-mm film medium for imparting such programs directly to military personnel both within the continental limits of the United States and in all oversea theaters on a regular weekly schedule. Shown in recreation centers, service clubs, out of doors, and at other improvised locations, "G. I. Movie Weekly" is presented informally on off-duty time, under the favorable psychological conditions which surround voluntary attendance.