Office of War Information Movie Trailers

Most Popular Office of War Information Trailers

Total trailers found: 9

The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' Trailer (1943)

14 November 1943

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

Point Rationing of Foods Trailer (1943)

25 February 1943

Animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and methods of the point system of wartime food rationing.

Steel Town Trailer (1944)

01 January 1944

Documentary examining the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio during World War II. Focuses on steel production, including the smelting process, slagging and the blast furnace.

Hymn of the Nations Trailer (1944)

01 February 1944

Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir in Verdi’s Inno delle nazioni.

Reunion Trailer (1946)

02 January 1946

Live footage from concentration camps after the liberation, and the complex transport and lodging of masses of prisoners of war and other deported people back to their home countries, at the end of World War II.

Troop Train Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

Government film on the use of railroads in moving troops to support the war efort.

Tuesday in November Trailer (1945)

11 May 1945

A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution.

Combat America Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

Produced in 1943 under the guidance of Army Air Force Lieutenant Clark Gable, this film follows a single 8th Air Force B-17 crew from training through a series of missions over Europe.

Our Enemy—The Japanese Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

Our Enemy-The Japanese is a 1943 16mm propaganda film produced by the US Navy and Office of War Information to provide background knowledge about the wartime foe.