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War

The Rats of Tobruk

The Rats of Tobruk

June 30, 1944

Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel's forces.

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

June 30, 1944

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

June 20, 1944

Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Pacific theatre of World War Two, and the handicaps of the wild jungle in addition to the Japanese snipers and pill-box emplacements.

Marie-Louise

Marie-Louise

June 18, 1944

The titular Marie-Louise is a young French lass who is evacuated to Switzerland when her country is overrun by the Nazis. Suffering a nervous breakdown, she is given comfort and shelter by a wealthy family. Unfortunately, living in the lap of luxury makes Marie-Louise hesitant to return home to her mother and war torn home. Eventually the girl comes to her senses, but it isn't easy.

Dear Soldier

Dear Soldier

June 16, 1944

Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.

Days of Glory

Days of Glory

June 16, 1944

A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.

The Chow Hound

The Chow Hound

June 15, 1944

Snafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.

The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

June 9, 1944

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

June 8, 1944

The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.

Commando Duck

Commando Duck

June 2, 1944

Donald Duck is ordered to wipe out a Japanese airfield. After parachuting out of an airplane, he lands in a Japanese forest. He uses an inflated canoe to cross the river, but as soon as it fills up with water, Donald is running for his life. He makes sure the canoe hits nothing that would pop it. When he gets to the edge of a cliff, he sees the airfield. The canoe has already exploded, causing water to flow. This large amount of water splashes onto the airfield, wiping the whole thing clean, but leaving disfigured airplanes

Soldier, Sailor

Soldier, Sailor

June 1, 1944

Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.

Moscow Skies

Moscow Skies

June 1, 1944

Based on the play of the same name by Georgi Mdivani. In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

June 1, 1944

A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

May 25, 1944

It is 1921 and a town has a newspaper which prints urgent bulletins as required. The Washington-based CITES treaty, in which Japan participates, puts a limit on the number of warships any country can possess. As a result, Japan has to decommission a ship to its makers' disappointment. An institute of technology's laboratory designs a new ship. Due to less ships, sailors have to retire and are also disappointed. The laboratory's manager and an admiral are visiting a patient at a hospital and meet coincidentally. The former has a daughter who worries about her father's workload. She asks him to accompany her to a concert. Father has little time, but is convinced for her sake. He is inspired for a ship's design at the performance. The film is inspired by the life of Jo Hiraga.

Junge Adler

Junge Adler

May 24, 1944

Director Brakke has good reason to be happy: he has just received the news that his son, Theo, won first place in the local boat race. To be sure, he had forbidden his son to take part in the competition, because the son's grades in school are substandard. In the end, Brakke sees no other way than to pull Theo from school and install him as an apprentice in his airplane manufacturing plant. Although Theo is received by the other 150 apprentices in a friendly fashion, he behaves in an arrogant and disrespectful tone towards them. He feels himself to be better than them, because his father is the director of the factory.

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

May 22, 1944

Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.

Welcome, Mr Washington

Welcome, Mr Washington

May 18, 1944

Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film trells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.

Gas

Gas

May 15, 1944

Snafu learns the need of keeping his gas mask at hand when he is attacked by anthropomorphic gas cloud.

Skirmish on the Home Front

Skirmish on the Home Front

May 11, 1944

Promotional short extolling the virtues of the American government's wartime Economic Stabilization Plan.

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

May 11, 1944

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.