Synopsis
Plea for increased commitment by Americans to win the war.
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Details
- Running time
- 15 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- ItsEvery1945
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- World War II: Homefront
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A War For Every American · ERD · 2006-02-05
A beautifully made 1945 film that shows the sacrificies of American civilians and soldiers during World War II. It should be seen as a part of the 20th century American history curriculum to high school or middle school students.
★★★★ · e-learning Response to Questions · John McGraw · 2009-02-22
1. This film portrays Americans as being forced into war by the Japanese more and more each day. The Americans are seen as unprepared at first, but then they are seen as the best prepared and best supported soldiers and sailors in the world.The Americans are seen as liberators and defenders of justice for the world. The Japanese are portrayed as cruel conquerors who were forcing our boys to fight in order to preserve freedom. There is one part of the movie where an American G.I. is head-butted with the stock of a rifle from behind by a Japanese soldier. There was also the mention of rumors of…
★★★★ · Before Jane started complaining.. · Spuzz · 2003-09-11
Pretty amazing and heartstring-pulling tale of one town's struggles with losing boys in the war. Presented by 20th Century Fox and narrated by Henry Fonda, it's clear there that this film won't pull any punches about how a town cheered when the boys went to war, then slowly, as the war dtagged on, how that slowly lead to dread. But soon the town realized if they increased production, and rationed everything, that would increase the speediness of the boys coming home. Excellent production values and acting, this film comes highly reccomended!
