A Few Ounces a Day
salvage
This film uses diagrams to illustrate the importance of salvaging common everyday items in an effort to reuse important raw materials for building ships. The film asserts that one day's salvage by the whole British people counteracts the loss of one ship. An emphasis is put on “The importance of salvage to the flow of goods; [and] various examples of useful materials commonly thrown away.” (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, February, 1943, 10.)
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IU Libraries Moving Image Archive
Isotype Institute: designs
Ernst Meyer: sound
Henry Hallatt: commentary
Science Films: animation
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 Pacific. Includes combat footage from the American assault on the Marshall Islands.
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Story of a Transport
This film "is the U.S. Coast Guard's motion picture record of its task in moving thousands of troops to the battle zones, and depicts the colorful career of the 24,000-ton transport 'Wakefield,' former the peacetime luxury liner 'Manhattan.' Flashbacks show the liner of pleasure trips, and then in her grim war role. Highlights of the film are scenes of the Wakefiled being bombed at Singapore, burning in the Atlantic, and then, refittted, crammed with troops found for the battlefields of Europe." ("The Seventh War Loan Drive is On!" Educational Screen, May, 1945, 194.)
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Iwo Jima
Combat footage from the American invasion of Iwo Jima is used to sell War Bonds as part of the 7th War Loan. This 36-day assault resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. However, the successful invasion gave the Allied forces crucial airfields and crippled Japan’s warning system.
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Remember these Faces
"[A] U.S. Navy production which tells how American lives are being saved on the battlefields. It is the story of the courage and sacrifice of the members of the medical force who go ashore with the troops in invasion. With its action beginning on a Pacific Island, newly taken by our fighting men, the camera follows the wounded from the front line to battalion aide stations, to evacuation hospitals, to transports, and finally to hospital ships and giant aircraft which will rush them to base hospitals and the world's best medical aid." ("The Seventh War Loan Drive Is On!" Educational Screen, May, 1945, 194.)
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We Said We'd Come Back
Portrays the actions and successes of the U.S. Navy to maintain the support of the American public. Shows how the war in the Pacific was turning to the American side including footage of the retaking of Guam and warships such as the U.S.S. Washington and San Francisco engaged in battle. The film shows the range of naval vessels and airplanes including battleships, cruisers, submarines, aircraft carries, and PT boats. Depicts the great lengths the Navy goes to to save and care for wounded sailors. Shows the Seabees constructing an airstrip. Ends with an appeal by the Secretary of the Navy for the American public to buy Ward Bonds.
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Admiral Ernest J. King; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy
Photography Fights
<span>"This picture shows how photography is helping to win the war. It shows how under enemy action photographic crews work precious minutes getting and scanning pictures to search for signs of enemy emplacements and evidence of his movements. It shows what happens when well trained, discerning photographic interpreters can read from pictures shot by the crew." ("Prevues of Special Navy-Produced War Films," Business Screen, number 1, 1944, 21)</span>
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Commander R.S. Quackenbush, Jr., U.S. Navy: Director of Photography
Secrets
This film, released after the war, discusses the importance of various secret weapons used throughout the war, such as radar and the atomic bomb. The film emphasizes the development and use of these weapons as being critical to winning the war, thereby justifying their costs.
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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. "A bomber made of wood has proved its mettle." The second short, "A Report from New Guinea," Allied forces are shown loading material and soldiers at Milne Bay, New Guinea to supply the troops at the front lines. Abandoned equipment left behind by the retreating Japanese are presented to the camera. Australian fighter pilots land their Kittyhawk planes. "Home Front Slogan 'Fixit'" depicts how since no new household appliances are being manufactured, the American home front is learning how to repair appliances and clothing. Details the rise of fix-it shops and how some factories are turning from production to repair. "Liberators Blast Naples" recounts the first air rid over Italy by American bombers on December 4, 1942. "A Letter from Hocking" reads from the message of a man whose son was killed in action. Arthur Hocking hopes to use his son's death to inspire other factory workers to increase their efforts to help the military. The newsreel concludes with the United States Coast Guard Song, "Semper Paratus."
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The United States Coast Guard Song: Semper Paratus ; The Army Air Corps Song
This reel contains one excerpt each from the films U.S. News Review #3 and U.S. News Review #5. The Coast Guard song comes from #3. It depicts a new recruit in the Coast Guard undergoing training including tying knots, medical safety, rowing, and fighting. The Coast Guard song plays over new recruits as they march, stand at attention, patrol the Atlantic, and defend America's coastline. The Army Air Corps song was originally released in U.S. News Review #5. The sung is song as the lyrics are presented on screen over images of planes being built in a factory and flying in formation.
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