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. Comprised of four short segments: Bingo depicts the coordination of several artillery units using radio communication to simultaneously fire on a German target.

Forty Five Minutes For Lunch shows U.S. B-26 bombers from English airfields flying daytime raids over France.

A Few Quick Facts short, informative animations about the battleship Iowa and the superiority of the American soldier.

Battle of Hill 700 reports on the fight against Japanese Army's 6th Division for control of Bougainville Island in the Spring of 1944. Provides background on the 6th division's role in Japan's 1938 invasion of China. Extensive combat footage of the prolonged battle, the defeat of the Japanese, and the soldier's impromptu Christian worship service in the jungle battlefield.[Contains scenes of graphic violence and mutilated bodies]

]]> Army Pictorial Services Signal Corps]]> 1944]]> This film shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Various sizes of telephone booths are provided for men in wheelchairs or with cumbersome splints. Discusses the beneficial impact on a soldiers health by receiving telephone calls from home and loved ones. Advises families how to handle these important calls by acting normal and allowing for soldiers to discuss their injuries on their own terms. ]]> Bell System]]> Loucks and Norling ]]> U.S. Office of War Information]]> 1945]]> British Ministry of Education]]> Strand Film Production]]> 1943]]> History of the settlement of the western Canadian prairie lands, from pioneers in covered wagons to the booming wheat industry of the early 20th century. Shows that the prosperity brought by wheat built the western cities and led to rampant increases in production, when "wheat flowed like a golden river." The plowing of vast acreage without concern for soil conservation led to the disastrous collapse of the western agricultural economy. "Long years of intensive drought, coupled with a disastrous fall in prices, forced many Prairie farmers to board up their homes and seek work elsewhere. But the majority remained, hating to leave the land they had broken, often lacking the capital to make a fresh start. To these, the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, working through engineers and scientists on the experimental farms and stations, restored faith and morale. Conservation of moisture, development of new methods of farming and conversion of sub marginal land to other uses all helped to put these derelict farms once again on a working basis" (National Film Board of Canada catalog record http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=18392).

]]> Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau]]> 1939]]> "Remember Pearl Harbor! Here is the fateful record of the treacherous Jap attack! Actual bombing scenes! Filmed on the spot! Dive-bombing planes! Heroic defense by Americans! Here is grim history .. on film .. for now and posterity. The beginning of the most tremendous struggle of our day! The film every projector owner must possess! Don't wait! Get Castle Films' 'JAPS BOMB U.S.A.'" (Movie Makers, Jan-Dec 1942, 6) "Newsreel pictures of the attack of Dec. 7, 1941, on Pearl Harbor. Closes with America's ringing answer to the enemy challenge." (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, February, 1943, 5). This American newsreel portrays the attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath of the strike. Includes footage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's December 8th "Infamy" speech in front of a joint session of Congress.Part of a longer series titled "The News Parade".]]> Castle Films]]> 1941]]> Reports on Washington D.C. in wartime as the "center of the battle for liberty." Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull receiving visiting heads of state, including Winston Churchill. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Brief appearances and addresses by the following: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson, War Conservation Board Chairman Paul V. McNutt, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox , Admiral Ernest Joseph King, Commissioner of Education Dr. J.W. Studebaker,California Congressman Thomas Rolph, and General James Doolittle. Concludes with an address by President Roosevelt to the 28 Allied nations.
"Intimate meetings with men who are shaping America's destiny-President Roosevelt, Admiral King, General Marshall, W.P.B. Chairman Nelson, and many other world-famous personalities."(War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, February, 1943, 6.)]]> Castle Films]]> 1942]]> Charles Hass: director]]> Great Britain. Ministry of Information]]> Great Britain. Crown Film Unit]]> 1941]]> This film explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties. It is explained that gas may not destroy cities the same way bombs do but rather its intended purpose “is to spread fear and panic, to destroy our morale, and cripple our war production.” Viewers are told that their best form of defense is to be prepared and know what to do after an attack.]]> Clorox Chemical Co.]]> Filmedia Corp]]> 1943]]> Columbia Pictures Corporation]]> 1939]]> Coronet Productions ]]> Bureau of Audio-Visual Aids, Extension Division, Indiana University ]]> 1942]]>