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Second issue of the Film Communique series. Includes two short segments: A Day With the A-36's Follows through a day with the A-36 a lightweight attack bomber - adapted from the P-51 Mustang. Shows glimpses of the ground life of the men who service…

Third issue of the Film Communique series. Composed of five short segments: Hitting the Beach features the LST tank landing craft, shows the unloading of supplies on a captured beachhead. Concludes with footage of LST under attack by enemy…

Addressed to "the men and women of American Industry," the Film Communique series reports on military accomplishments to an audience of domestic workers producing materials for war. Composed of three short segments: Aerial Techniques details the…

Clippings from this issue of Film News Journal include L.C. Larson's article "The Formation of the Educational Film Library Association."Original digitized by I.U. Libraries Online can be found here.

"A sound film in color [though this version is in black and white] made by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company dealing with the resistance of glass to bullets and other projectiles fired from different distances." (Harrisburg Telegraph, July 21, 1943,…

Identified as the May, 1945 supplement to the October, 1943 catalog of 16mm film distributed by the I.U. Bureau of Audio-Visual Aids. U.S. Government Deposited films listed on pages 10-16. Original digitized by I.U. Archives Online here.

Filmed principally on the campus of Indiana University, this film depicts the activities of various organizations and classes as they contribute to the war effort. Shows IU President Herman B. Wells meeting with deans and administrators to make…

This film, written and narrated by poet Dylan Thomas, was produced by Strand Films. Strand employed Thomas to script several British propaganda films that were then released by the British Ministry of Information. "These Are the Men" takes Leni…

This film focuses on the conservation of important natural elements such as rubber, oil and metal needed to win the war. Viewers are shown various ways in which they can change daily habits to get the most out of these materials. "How to conserve…

Reports on the capture of Munda and Rendova in the Solomon Islands. The role of medical instruments and supplies as weapons in these battles is emphasizedas well as the battle against death by wound and infection. Shows the "heroes" at home who…