Film Snail

War

The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful

April 13, 1944

The stories of several young women who work in a 'precision optical instruments' factory during the second World War. Despite illness, injury, and tremendous personal hardship, the women persevere in their tasks, devoted to their work and their country's cause.

March-April

March-April

April 12, 1944

Lady, Let's Dance

Lady, Let's Dance

April 11, 1944

Singing, dancing, and ice skating are featured in this musical that focuses on ice-skating sensation Belita. The story begins as she travels to a California resort where she has been hired as a replacement for a dance team. The resort is run by a handsome fellow. As a result of the gig, the skater becomes a national star while the resort manager gets fired and becomes a drifter until he ends up in the Army. The Oscar nominated score includes the following songs: "Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams", "Dream of Dreams", "Rio", "In the Days of Beau Brummel", "Lady, Let's Dance", "Happy Hearts", "Ten Million Men and a Girl", and the rhumba standard "Esperanza".

The Negro Soldier

The Negro Soldier

April 10, 1944

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Tampico

Tampico

April 10, 1944

A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues Katherine Hall when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat.

Atlantic Trawler

April 8, 1944

Trawlers at work; the crew on board and landing a catch. The fishing crew are seen with their families on shore shopping and enjoying themselves in the pub. Life aboard a West Coast trawler under arduous and dangerous wartime conditions.

Uncertain Glory

Uncertain Glory

April 7, 1944

In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.

Pincers on Japan

April 6, 1944

When the Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands, the Allied forces must push them back.

Proudest Girl in the World

March 25, 1944

During the Second World War, the Canadian Army presents a Hollywood-style short musical film encouraging women to enlist.

Main Street Today

Main Street Today

March 25, 1944

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional workforce, for increased production of materials needed by the military, might come from.

Scharfschütze im Einsatz: Die unsichtbare Waffe

March 24, 1944

German training film from World War II. The Unseen Weapon.

Sharpshooter: Master of Camouflage and Deception

March 24, 1944

German training film from World War II.

Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

March 23, 1944

Japanese Warmovie

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

March 23, 1944

Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.

Я - черноморец

Я - черноморец

March 21, 1944

Candlelight in Algeria

Candlelight in Algeria

March 19, 1944

Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. This drama follows the exploits of Eisenhower's top aide, Mark Clark, and other important Allies as they journey to an important meeting held on Algeria's coast. The precise location of this vital secret gathering is upon a piece of film which must not fall into enemy hands

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

March 18, 1944

Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

March 17, 1944

Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.

Prices Unlimited

March 16, 1944

Two young women, frustrated by war rationing, have a dream illustrating the likely results on prices in America should the measure were prematurely lifted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

Two-Man Submarine

Two-Man Submarine

March 16, 1944

Medical researchers Jerry Evans and Walt Hedges are assigned by a pharmaceutical company to work at a secret laboratory on a remote South Pacific Island in order to produce penicillium, the mold from which the magic drug penicillin is derived.