Conquer by the Clock (1943)

★★★★★ · Fun and interesting · Dabbbb8438 · 2026-06-27

I love these PSA-style films, especially the comments to see morons almost deliberately misinterpreting the message. "Every American has a duty to play, so don't neglect yours!" "So there's no such thing as a mental break? I have to work 20 hour days and can't have a measly bit of R&R (playing hooky)?" Imagine telling the soldiers of the time that their kids would get squeamish from a video showing 8 hour shifts without unscheduled breaks. Mind you, the film does show breaks that aren't hooky in a neutral light (like the girl drinking water).

★★★★ · Oh Jean! · Spuzz · 2003-04-07

Quite an excellent little guilt inducing propoganda, telling workers not to waste their time and just concentrate on work all day long, or ELSE. Nice montage of factory shots then turn to two case studies. A bullet inspector named Jean who sneaks out for a smoke, but that one bullet she forgot to inspect, of course, means dire consequences to the soldier in battle! Another story has a purchasing manager who puts off an order for lifeboats to watch a baseball game. Those lifeboats couldve saved someone's life! Are you feeling guilty yet? Quite an effective film, and is reccomended!

★★★★ · Work 24 Hours a Day Without a Break or Help the Axis Kill Our Boys! · Christine Hennig · 2005-03-07

Strident WWII propaganda film that warns war workers of the danger of slacking off, even for a second. Occasional periods of R & R are shown to have dire consequences for the soldiers fighting the war. I guess they hadnt heard of the concept of burnout yet. This makes the film pretty campy. A quintessential propaganda piece with some striking modernistic visuals. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****.

★★★ · Work Till You Drop, Then Work Some More · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-09-14

Take a break, factory worker, and you're a SABOTEUR! Yes, you're responsible for a faulty cartridge that didn't take out the enemy because you took a few minutes off. You killed one of our boys! Mr. Factory Manager, you took time off on a Saturday for the first time in four months to watch a ball game. Unreasonable! Unpatrioric! That killed more of our fighters for freedom (one writhing in a life boat in an almost Oscar-winning performance). Apparently, there's no such thing as needing a mental break in this ridiculously overwrought war-time short, with urgent narration, Erno Rappe's driving…