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Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System

Electronic Control System of the C-1 Auto Pilot Part 1: Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control System

January 27, 1943

Animated training film depicting the fundamentals of electricity and how electrical signals can be used to keep an airplane on correct course and altitude through an autopilot.

The Invincible

The Invincible

January 21, 1943

The autumn of 1941. Leningrad is besieged by the Nazis. A new model of tank is being developed at a large defense plant. Built in the shortest possible time combat vehicles are tested directly on battlefields, fighting with fascists in the outskirts of the city. The first feature film about the heroic everyday life of city defenders was shot directly in assembly shops of plants and in the streets of Leningrad when the city was fighting against the enemy

Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs

January 20, 1943

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again

January 18, 1943

A young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II discovers that people like her singing voice, too. Although she's at first reluctant to sing, she finally does and becomes a star. She hooks up with a young musician who composes classical music and turns his nose up at this vulgar "popular" music, but she believes he can be a success at it and sets out to turn him around.

Women Aren't Angels

January 18, 1943

Alfred Bandle and Wilmer Popday are partners in business and, somewhat timorously on Popday's part, in pleasure. When their wives join the A.T.S., the men are left unattended and dangerously bored. The trouble starts when Bandle is late for an end-of-leave party after giving a girlfriend a lift; Popday promises the wives he ll restrain his wayward friend when they return to duty, but Bandle evidently thinks otherwise.

The Opium War

January 14, 1943

The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. "Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of the film concerns this war.

You, John Jones!

You, John Jones!

January 14, 1943

John Jones contemplates how fortunate he and his family are in America, where no wartime bombing occurs.

Chetniks!

Chetniks!

January 11, 1943

Subtitled The Fighting Guerillas, Chetniks tells the story of Serbian guerilla fighter General Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović. Based on the General's own memoirs, the film depicts Mihailovitch (played here by Philip Dorn) as a selfless idealist, leading his resistance troops, known as the Chetniks, on one raid after another against the Germans during WW II.

Vi mötte stormen

January 9, 1943

Documentary footage mixed with acted scenes portray events of the Second World War from a Swedish perspective.

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

February 10, 1943

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

The Spirit of '43

The Spirit of '43

January 7, 1943

Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

January 7, 1943

An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.

Hitler's Children

Hitler's Children

January 6, 1943

This lurid exposé of the Hitler Youth follows the woes of an American girl declared legally German by the Nazi government.

Corvette Port Arthur

Corvette Port Arthur

January 2, 1943

This short documentary examines the role of convoy ships during World War II, focusing on the Corvette Port Arthur. The corvette, a highly mobile weapon of destruction, is used to combat German U-boats and escort convoys through the Atlantic Ocean. Following the corvette through an encounter with an enemy submarine, the film offers a glimpse into a day in the life of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Action Stations

Action Stations

January 2, 1943

This World War II film highlights the role of Canadian corvettes on convoy duty in the North Atlantic. Battle scenes show a crew sighting a German submarine and sinking it. Other scenes show training on the high seas.

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

January 2, 1943

The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

What We Are Fighting For

January 1, 1943

An air raid warden demonstrates safety measures, while a refugee from Occupied Europe reveals why she came to America.

Fighting Norway

Fighting Norway

January 1, 1943

During World War II Norwegian patriots struck at Germany from the rear, linking Canada, the United States and Britain with Soviet Russia. Norwegian resources around the world were mobilized, and at Canadian training stations Norwegian airmen forged a lasting friendship between the two countries. Includes footage from the British film All for Norway.

The Sky’s the Limit

January 1, 1943

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Teacher Kartashova

Teacher Kartashova

January 1, 1943

About child partisans of the Great Patriotic War.