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War

Port of Flowers

Port of Flowers

July 29, 1943

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.

First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage

July 29, 1943

Merle Oberon plays a Norwegian resistance figure in a small town, married to a Nazi commandant. When his superiors begin to suspect her, the Allies land an assassin to kill him -- an assassin who happens to be her former lover.

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

August 14, 1943

In WW I dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets the order to stage a knew all-soldier show, called THIS IS THE ARMY. But in his pesonal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.

Undercover

Undercover

July 26, 1943

Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...

Wings Over the Pacific

Wings Over the Pacific

July 23, 1943

An American officer discovers a Nazi plot to take over an island in the Pacific on which oil has been discovered.

Submarine Base

Submarine Base

July 20, 1943

Ship engineer Jim Taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by Joe Morgan, an American gangster that found New York too hot for him, and has become a fisherman operating from an out-of-the-way island off of the coast of South America. Morgan makes his headquarters at the Halfway House run by the parents of Maria Styx as a bar and dance resort catering to the planters and traders of the island. Taggert finds himself practically a prisoner along with a group of American girls acting as entertainers at the resort. Taggert shadows Morgan in his activities in a remote cove and finds that Morgan is supplying German U-boat commanders with torpedoes, but does not know that Morgan has rigged the torpedoes with clock devices that explode when at sea and sinks the U-boats.

In the Name of the Motherland

In the Name of the Motherland

July 19, 1943

The film deals with a Russian battalion under siege by the Germans during the Second World War.

The Falcon in Danger

The Falcon in Danger

July 17, 1943

Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.

Victory Through Air Power

Victory Through Air Power

July 17, 1943

This is a unique film in Disney Production's history. This film is essentially a propaganda film selling Major Alexander de Seversky's theories about the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film switches to the Major illustrating his ideas could win the war for the allies.

Batman

Batman

July 16, 1943

Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and Robin, with the help of their allies, are in pursuit.

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

July 15, 1943

The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thriller starring George Sanders.

Warn That Man

Warn That Man

July 13, 1943

At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

July 12, 1943

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.

Tomorrow's World

Tomorrow's World

July 9, 1943

From the 'Canada Carries On' series, this documentary emphasizes the importance of conservation and rationing, and the increased industrial production, during World War II. It suggests that "tomorrow's world" will be more prosperous and better planned because of the war efforts.

Native Shores

Native Shores

July 5, 1943

Three soldiers make their way into a city occupied by the Nazis.

Don't Be a Sucker!

Don't Be a Sucker!

July 4, 1943

Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.

Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

July 3, 1943

This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig was blinded in an accident while playing baseball. He eventually acquired a guide dog and now works in a defense plant.

Background to Danger

Background to Danger

July 3, 1943

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

Gripes

Gripes

July 1, 1943

Private Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

June 29, 1943

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.