The World at War
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 War Information presents graphically and dramatically the history of a world at war from the invasion of Manchuria on September 18, 1931, to the bombing of Pearl Harbor ten years later." (Supplement to Visual Aids Catalog, Indiana University Extension Division, February 1943, 8) Includes footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Infamy" speech.
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Samuel Spewack: written and produced by; Gene Milford: film editor; Paul Stewart: Narrator; Gail Kubik: musical score by; Alexander Smallens: conductor
Japs Bomb U.S.A.!
<span>"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".</span>
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Eugene W. Castle: edited by