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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United States 01 January 1942
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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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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 August 1942
A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.
10 June 1942
René, a bank employee, is suspected of theft and fired from his job. It borders on the worst by following in the footsteps of a misfit, Alexandre.
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.
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.
27 March 1942
Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.
17 April 1942
A land owner's will leaves his ranch to anyone who has served at least two years in prison.
02 October 1942
Blackmail and murder in a tale of an auto-theft ring.
23 January 1942
A police reporter solves a murder case in Chicago, then moves on to St. Louis-but not voluntarily, since he has been kidnapped by the minions of the Windy City gang leader against whom he is scheduled to testify.
25 September 1942
Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart of Texas (clap!clap!clap!clap!) was the first Johnny Mack Brown western of the 1942-43 season.
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