Office of War Information Movies

  • 1943
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    Combat America

    Combat America

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    Produced in 1943 under the guidance of Army Air Force Lieutenant Clark Gable, this film follows a single 8th Air Force B-17 crew from training through a series of missions over Europe.

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  • 1944
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    Steel Town

    Steel Town

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    Documentary examining the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio during World War II. Focuses on steel production, including the smelting process, slagging and the blast furnace. Workers reflect upon their lives and the importance of their jobs. Emphasizes the importance of teamwork in the mills and on...

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  • 1943
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    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

    The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

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    The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

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  • 1945
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    Tuesday in November

    Tuesday in November

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    A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution. It is meant to explain how the democratic process in America works. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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  • 1944
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    Hymn of the Nations

    Hymn of the Nations

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    Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno delle nazioni," a patriotic work for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in the early 1860s. (For...

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  • 1943
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    Point Rationing of Foods

    Point Rationing of Foods

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    Animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and methods of the point system of wartime food rationing.

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  • 1946
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    Reunion

    Reunion

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    Live footage from concentration camps after the liberation, and the complex transport and lodging of masses of prisoners of war and other deported people back to their home countries, at the end of World War II. A 45min 35mm print also exists (shown at Cinémathèque française in 2023).

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  • 1943
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    Troop Train

    Troop Train

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    Government film on the use of railroads in moving troops to support the war efort.

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