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War

The News Parade: U.S. Navy Blasts Marshall Island

December 30, 1941

US Navy Blasts Marshall Islands. Marshall Island marks one of the first sea battles location. This short shows sailors and flyers on ships sailing into the South Pacific.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

January 24, 1942

During a WWII a duel starts between Soviet war ship and Nazi submarine.

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

December 25, 1941

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.

Women in Defense

Women in Defense

December 24, 1941

Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

December 24, 1941

A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.

Japs Bomb U.S.A.!

December 17, 1941

A newsreel that covers the Japanese forces attack on the American military base of Pearl Harbor, on December 1941. It shows some images from the attack, and also the aftermath with the first volunteers who would serve to fight in the Pacific.

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

December 12, 1941

Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.

Paris Calling

Paris Calling

December 4, 1941

Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government official, flees the city when the goose-stepping Nazi storm-troopers arrive. When her mother dies on the road to Bordeaux as a result of Nazi bombing, she returns to Paris and joins the underground movement. Nicholas Jordan, an American member of the RAF, stranded in Paris after the evacuation is also working with the Paris underground. Marianne kills her former fiancée, a pro-Nazi informant, for the traitorous state papers he is carrying, and she and Jordan try to flee over a French seaport...

Canadian Army Newsreel

December 1, 1941

The Canadian Army Newsreels hold an important place in Canada's military history. The newsreels were produced by the Army for soldiers serving overseas. The front-line cameramen were soldiers first and took guns into battle along with their 35 mm movie cameras to record the Canadian Infantry in action. Their heroic efforts enabled them to scoop the international press on the major events in Europe, including the invasion of Sicily and the top story of the century - D-Day. 106 episodes with a total runtime of 1099 minutes.

Passion to Soar

November 30, 1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima

November 30, 1941

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.

Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6

November 24, 1941

49th Parallel

49th Parallel

November 24, 1941

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

November 20, 1941

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

The Mighty Navy

The Mighty Navy

November 14, 1941

Popeye joins the US Navy and routs the enemy in a one-man battle, but not before he causes his commanding officer plenty of aggravation.

Sam Pepys Joins the Navy

November 11, 1941

The story of a young naval recruit, and an appeal for National Savings.

Ships with Wings

Ships with Wings

November 10, 1941

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.

Devil Pays Off

Devil Pays Off

November 10, 1941

A former Navy man attempts to redeem his honor by exposing a shipping tycoon's dealings with the enemy.

Sundown

Sundown

October 31, 1941

Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

Ulster

October 30, 1941

British documentary on how the community of Ulster got converted to war times.