Shake Down the Thunder
Shake Down the Thunder
Preview Cassette 211043 L Fade in on the University of Notre Dame golden dome. TITLE. FI on steps of campus building, as a student comes running crazily down the steps, avoiding other students & teachers, and into dormitory. CU students "What's the matter with Jack Shea?" No one has the answer. He enters his brother's room, and pleads with the brother to write the music for the song he has written. They pick out the music haltingly on the keyboard, and other hands play better, cut to a music prof playing it with the two boys listening. He tells them something is lacking. The prof rejects him again and again. Finally prof gives in, tells the boy to get the MS. Jack has it with him, and hands it to the prof. Cut to early football game, with a bit of the song played as the football hero is carried off the field to cheers and music. The brothers part, but the song goes on. Diss from campus trees to Burmese jungle trees, 1944, US Army captain (Ed Fisher) talks to Chinese Nationalist soldier (major). They sing the ND fight song. FI/Fo to Stalag 17 prisoner of war camp n Poland, 1945 (reenactment); old fashioned bell trumpet phonograph record player n the prison barracks. British officer (Tom Stritch) comes to the barracks with permission for a camp program. They play the Notre Dame fight song on the phonograph. FO/FI to China market place, 1946; jeep comes in view, two Americans stop to buy a homemade violin; the Chinese seller plays the fight song. FI/FO to Notre Dame glee club singing the song. MS family watching telecast on television in living room. MSs elderly, teenage girl listening to the radio broadcast or phonograph record. FI on full concert band playing. FI on football game, touchdown. Return to opening shot of student on stairs. End credits. 500' b/w sound film on 800' gray Compco reel, in 800' gray Compco metal film can. Frink (FFV 5) has NO OTHER FILM MATERIAL on this film. A recreation of the history of the Notre Dame fight song, one of the best-known college football songs, per Ed Fisher, University of Notre Dame PR ofice.