Presents a fictional reenactment of an actual air raid on Berlin by the Bomber Command of the British Royal Air Force. Aerial photographs disclose the objective to be raided. Then staff planning, routine preparations, and the tension of the evening take-off are shown. Follows a big Wellington bomber through its bombing of the target, engine trouble, the wounding of its wireless operator, and finally its report back to headquarters.  To view reel one of this two reel film, see: Target for Tonight [Reel 1]]]> Harry Watt: director]]> Great Britain. Crown Film Unit]]> 1941]]> Target for Tonight [Reel 1]]]> 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 the National Film Registry in 2006. “As the only neutral-country cameraman left in Warsaw when the Germans arrived, Bryan’s footage is a unique, horrifying record of the dreadful brutality of war.” (“News From the Library of Congress,” Library of Congress, December, 2006.) ]]> Walter O. Gutlohn, Inc.]]> Julien Bryan]]> RKO Radio Pictures]]> 1941]]> U.S. Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures]]> U.S. Coast Guard]]> 1942]]> U.S. War Office]]> Army Pictorial Services Signal Corps ]]> 1944]]> Warner Brothers]]> United States Army Air Forces ]]> 1942]]> Wing’s Up features narration by Hollywood star Clark Gable in his lesser-known role as a member of the U.S. Army Air Force. Gable saw combat as a pilot in Europe, but eventually joined the First Motion Picture Unit in California. In this Army Air Force recruitment film, Gable discusses the Officer Candidate School, which picked the most promising soldiers out of new conscripts to train as pilots and airmen. The film shows the intensive barrage of physical and mental instruction, tests, and evaluations conducted on trainees to determine who was qualified and hardy enough to serve on high-stress and technically intensive bombing missions.]]> U.S. Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures]]> U.S. Army Air Forces Motion Picture Unit]]> 1943]]> U.S. Army Pictorial Service]]> 1944]]> "Safety Styles" Veronica Lake is shown with her famous "one-eyed" hairstyle. The narration reports that "Ms. Lake has chosen to put glamour in its proper wartime place and face the world with both eyes in the clear," modeling this safer hairstyle for women factory workers. The need for women to wear functional, unadorned clothing for safety in factory work is shown.
"Unmanned Machines Mean Unarmed Men" Animations show that absences from work at war production jobs cause delays, depriving soldiers of needed weapons and supplies.
"Our Children-A War Problem" Efforts to address rising problems of child care while women take wartime jobs outside of the home are shown. Problems of abandoned children and juvenile delinquency illustrate the need for after-school programs and daycare centers designed to support the needs of wartime families.
"1000 Plane Raid" Reports on the 1000 plane bombing raid by the Royal Air Force on the German city of Bremen, June 26, 1942. Includes footage of preparation of the bombers and night photography of the destruction of the city.
"The Army Air Corps Song" Scenes of building and flying of fighting planes accompany the Air Corps song. Subtitled song lyrics appear.]]> U.S. Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures]]> 1943]]> Presents a fictional reenactment of an actual air raid on Berlin by the Bomber Command of the British Royal Air Force. Aerial photographs disclose the objective to be raided. Then staff planning, routine preparations, and the tension of the evening take-off are shown. Follows a big Wellington bomber through its bombing of the target, engine trouble, the wounding of its wireless operator, and finally its report back to headquarters.  To view reel two of this two reel film, see: Target for Tonight [Reel 2]]]> Harry Watt: director]]> Great Britain. Crown Film Unit]]> 1941]]> Target for Tonight [Reel 2]]]> U.S. Army Air Forces Motion Picture Unit]]> 1944]]>