The United States government has produced plenty of wartime propaganda, but theyâve had help! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (you know, the guys who give out the Oscars) owns a particularly large collection of short films in support of Americaâs martial undertakings, dubbed the Academy War Film Collection.
Itâs a nice memory of a time when our government and Hollywood worked hand-in-hand for the good of mom and pop and apple pie and the American way. For instance, take the video at the top, meant to let women know that the Womenâs Army Corps was a fantastic place for everyone from the âidle housewifeâ to âthe girl next doorâ to take their talents.
Then we have an actual movie made by several Hollywood stars. âEven after we clean up after the Nazis, we still have the Japanese, who are holding all this territory here,â says Eddie Bracken while pointing to the map. Spoiler alert: It worked!
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