04 July 1943 History, Factual, War 23 mins
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces.
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Lloyd Nolan as Commentator (voice)
Paul Lukas as Hungarian Professor
Felix Bressart as Anti-Nazi Teacher
Richard Lane as Soapbox Orator
Robert Bailey as Mike
United States 04 July 1943
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15 September 1943
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31 December 1943
Bat Masterson, who after failing to secure a job as a newspaper reporter becomes marshal of Dodge City.
26 August 1943
In this anti-Japanese WW II propaganda film, Japanese invaders attempt to raid Alaska and are totally obliterated.
24 September 1943
A down-on-his luck actor teams up with a singing barber to do a vaudeville act. Its success eventually leads them to Broadway, but things start to go awry.
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Wells Fargo hires three cowboys to clean up a lawless town.
29 January 1943
A wild playboy is framed by crooks for a robbery he didn't commit and eventually lands in prison. There he becomes pals with the prison's most hardened criminal, who plans a daring escape.
11 November 1943
1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
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