Italian prisoners; war on Russian front; FDR; weapons

Identifier
irn1001257
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.1109
Dates
1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States Office of War Information (Producer)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Reel 7 shows Italian prisoners in Libya. Shows activities in Russia: Stalin confers with citizens, wheat is harvested, factories produce, soldiers and citizens gear to war. Shows General MacArthur in the Philippines and in Australia. President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act, U.S. industry turns out material of war, and military developments are increased in a total war campaign.

Note(s)

  • Distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. Copyright 1942. Other credits: Narrator: Paul Stewart Editor: Gene Milford Writer: Samuel Spewack

Subjects

  • HARVESTS
  • FACTORIES
  • STALIN, JOSEPH
  • WEAPONS/ARMS
  • SOVIET UNION
  • ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
  • INDUSTRY
  • PRISONERS

Places

  • , United States
  • , Soviet Union

Genre

  • Film
  • Documentary.
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