U.S. Treasury Department]]> Bing Crosby]]> Soundies Distributing Corporation of America]]> 1945]]> U.S. Treasury Department]]> Soundies Distributing Corporation of America]]> 1945]]> U.S. Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures]]> U.S. Coast Guard]]> 1942]]> "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.]]>
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"Survey Finds Much Travel Unnecessary": narration states "You can help win the war by staying home," explaining that civilian travel contributes to delays and overburdening of rail and bus lines essential to the war effort, and can delay soldiers on leave attempting to visit home. Discusses a Government conducted survey's findings that much civilian travel is unnecessary.
"Mobile Laundry for Front Line Troops": reports on the mobile laundry set up behind the front lines, using "electronic washers," a centrifugal "moisture extractor" and "heated tumblers" to wash the clothes of 7,500 soldiers a week. "Alcan Highway Finished-New Link With Alaska": reports on the completion of the Alaskan highway. Shows the strategic importance of Alaska in the Pacific theater, Alaska's wealth of natural resources. Discusses the Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor, the first attack on the North American continent. "Damien Parer, Australian Cameraman Reports Jungle Warfare": reports on fighting in New Guinea; the use of camouflage, reliance on supplies dropped from airplanes in remote locations, and the support of natives to carry wounded soldiers. "The Marines' Hymn" Montage of scenes of the U.S. Marines in action, including dramatization of historic naval battles, accompanies a rendition of the Marines' Hymn. "Unnecessary travel, mobile laundry for front line troops, Alcan Highway, jungle fighting and marines' hymn." (War Films Bulletin of the Extension Division Indiana University, February, 1943, 6.)]]>
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