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A social issue film directed at the problems of public health and malnutrition among rural southern tenant-farming communities. The film points directly to exploitative practices of the tobacco industry and reliance on tobacco growing as a cash crop…

Explores the role of women in the war effort. Shows British women caring for evacuee children, working in the land army, as ambulance drivers and auto mechanics, in defense factories, ferrying planes for the R.A.F., and operating rest centers.

Starring Jimmy Stewart, this recruitment film shows jobs, training and education provided to men between the ages of 18 and 26 who enlist in the U.S. Air Force. Details the various duties involved among the tiers of cadets, lieutenants and captains.…

The second film in Frank Capra’s "Why We Fight" series. Documents the relentless advance of Germany's military machine, as Hitler's armies attack with blitzkrieg tactics and spread through the Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. …

Begins with a short summary of American attitudes to the War in Europe and how the U.S. underestimated the militaristic tendencies of the Japanese. Argues that the Chinese had been fighting World War II longer than any other allied nation and should…

This newsreel includes six short subjects. "A Plywood Bomber" shows the mosquito bomber which was made from wood made by the DeHavilland plant in Ottowa. Wood was used to make up for the lack of metal for production. Shows a test run of the Mosquito.…

Newsreel consisting of five short subjects. "Survey Finds Much Travel Unnecessary": narration states "You can help win the war by staying home," explaining that civilian travel contributes to delays and overburdening of rail and bus lines essential…

An Inter-American affairs film intended to foster alliance and educate U.S. audiences about the Ecuadoran nation. "All who live in our hemisphere know that it must be kept as a place of freedom" states narration, urging the alliance of all the…

The U.S. war film "The World at War" is curated from newsreels and "enemy films" in custody of the U.S and includes narration and intertitles contextualizing the history of how WWII developed. "This feature length picture produced by the Office of…

Presents the training of civilians for rescue work during World War II. Shows the procedures for assigning volunteers to the type of work for which they are prepared and training them to perform as a unit. Follows a squad from the sounding of the…