01 January 1942 Factual, War 8 mins
John Ford splices together footage of Torpedo Squadron 8, all but one of whom were later shot down and killed in the Battle of Midway. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2007.
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John Ford made this memorial film for the families of members of Torpedeo Squadron 8. Only Ensign George “Tex” Gay Jr. Ensign Albert K. “Bert” Earnest and ...
4/22/2012 THIS VIDEO HAS AN UPDATED MORE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE VERSION IN THIS SAME CHANNEL UNDER THE SAME NAME** DIRECT ...
June 7th marks the end of the Battle at Midway. That victory would not have happened without the bravery of the men of Torpedo Squadron 8.
John Ford made this memorial film for the families of members of Torpedo Squadron 8. All but one of the members of the squadron perished in its first combat ...
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. 9/18/1947- ? (Most Recent) Series: Moving Images Relating to Naval ...
Ensign (later Lieutenant Commander) George Henry Gay Jr. (March 8 1917 – October 21 1994) was a TBD Devastator pilot in United States Navy Torpedo ...
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01 August 1942
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert.
23 May 1942
Lake Patzcuaro, located 230 miles west of Mexico City, is one of the highest and most picturesque bodies of water in Mexico.
20 February 1942
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra.
06 February 1942
This drama chronicles the extreme measures taken by a determined young crime reporter to get an interview with a notorious convict.
11 May 1942
A girl leaves her home after the man who left her with a daughter and a young man who falls in love with her protects her from him.
27 April 1942
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
26 January 1942
A stateless lawyer comes with his son Karel and his two daughters Vanja and Sonja as refugees to Stockholm.
07 June 1942
Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr.
21 August 1942
Pavel Hora offers his friend Jiří Pulpán a place to live. When they get home, they find out that the landlord has evicted Pavel to the yard because he found a love letter from his daughter Zuzanka.
01 November 1942
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
02 June 1942
The romance between an actress and a young man provokes the rejection of the class to which he belongs.
26 June 1942
Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort.
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