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Price of Freedom
This film "outlines the role that industry is playing in our war effort. Production of munitions and the operation of the payroll withdrawal plan for War Bonds are among the subjects treated." ("Free Film Reviews", Movie Makers, January, 1943, 34.)…
My Japan
Presented as an authentic message from the Japanese people to the American people, this film is actually a fake newsreel designed to counter any views the American moviegoer might have had about the Japanese being a backwards nation. The film employs…
The Earthmovers
Starts with a depiction of pre-war construction to show how heavy equipment of all types were in use by the Corps of Engineers and the Navy's Seabees. States that this contruction machinery plays a central part in action on all fronts during World…
Three Cities
Uses the experiences of three different American cities to examine "how democracy is doing in the midst of war." Shows how workers in each of the cities solved wartime living problems in 1944: a dock worker in Norfolk, Virginia moved his family to an…
U.S. News Review: Issue No. 3
This newsreel includes six short subjects. "A Plywood Bomber" shows the mosquito bomber which was made from wood made by the DeHavilland plant in Ottowa. Wood was used to make up for the lack of metal for production. Shows a test run of the Mosquito.…
Supervising Women Workers
A short from the "Problems of Supervision" series of educational films released in 1944 to aid in the increasing of factory efficiency through the solving of interpersonal problems that reduce the rate of production. In this film, a line supervisor…
Tanks: A Defense Report on Film
"Official OEM film. Shows the mass production of America's fighting 'land ships.' Narrated by Orson Welles." (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, February, 1943, 11.) This film details how "the roaring, plunging, vehicle…
What Makes a Battle?
Shows the planning and execution of the invasion of the Marshall Islands by the combined U.S. armed forces during World War II. Begins with praise for the American people for their efforts at building military machinery to be used in War in the…
Wartime Factory
Argues that the men and women working in a British airplane factory are the true secret weapon that will win the war against the Nazis. Shows an average day at the factory where work goes on around the clock. Maintaining peak efficiency is…
Canada Carries On: Target - Berlin
This film portrays the development of the first Canadian-built Lancaster bomber. Scenes of building the night bomber at Victory Aircraft are followed by the celebratory rollout of the completed plane at the plant. "Canada Carries On: Target -…