In 1949, he was assigned as director of the United States Information Service in Singapore and Malaya.

For several years, he was assigned to the Midtown Manhattan office as director of behavioral sciences.

Eventually he was assigned as a cameraman and director to the Army Kinematograph Unit at Wembley, where he worked on many training films.

In February 1953 Old was assigned as director of operations for the Strategic Air Command.

He was assigned to the Army War College as an instructor, director, and chief of the historical section from 1930 to 1935.

Returning to SAC headquarters three years later, he was assigned as director of operations.

Assigned as director was 31-year-old Tom Forman, who less than two years later, in November 1926, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Despite his experience with the material, Dowling found it difficult to be assigned as director for the movie, which starred Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe.

Returning to U.S. Air Force headquarters in 1954, he was assigned as director of military personnel under the deputy chief of staff, personnel.

Assigned as co-producer and director was Michael Hayes who had directed the Shakespearean serial An Age of Kings (1960).