Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive

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  • Collection: WWII Propaganda Films and IU:
    Audiovisual Production, Distribution, and Education

Film_Communique_7.jpg
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: Burma Outpost Shows the air…

Film_Communique_2.jpg
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…

Wings_Over_Brazil.jpg
Reports on advancements in aviation in Brazil. Begins with an early figure in Brazilian aviation history, Alberto Santos-Dumont, the creation of his memorial, and the founding of the Escola de Especialistas de Aeronautica in 1941. Reports on Brazil's…

WinningYourWings.jpg
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.…

This_Too_Is_Sabotage.jpg
In This Too Is Sabotage narration states "the saboteur is malnutrition," showing underlying causes of workplace accidents, lost man-hours, and losses in wartime productivity is often caused by poor nutrition of workers' diets. Announcing "we're…

Film_Communique_8.jpg
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 five short segments: Cape Gloucester Jan 18 1944 Title…

Is_Your_Trip_Necessary.jpg
A short bulletin urging people to travel only when absolutely necessary in order that travel space can be saved for millions of troops and millions of essential civilian war workers. States that every non-essential traveler may be preventing a…

Siege.jpg
Presents a vivid record, uncensored by military authorities, of the 1939 siege and fall of Warsaw. Shot by Julien Bryan, who later founded the International Film foundation. Nominated for an Academy Award for best one-reel short in 1941 and added to…

WomenAtWar.jpg
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.
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