World War II homefront : [Hollywood's biggest stars pitch in for victory!] / National Archives and Records Administration.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Alpha Home Entertainment
National Archives (U.S.)
Other Authors: Stewart, James, 1908-1997
Cagney, James, 1899-1986
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Actor)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
Waffen, Les
Language:English
Published: Narberth, PA : Alpha Home Entertainment, 2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
National War Fund (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Food supply.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women.
World War, 1939-1945 > Manpower.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
Documentary films.
Short films.
United States > History > 1939-1945.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Women in defense: An overview of what women are doing for the war effort in the fields of science, industry, and the home
  • Container (Katharine Hepburn, narrator) (1941) (11 min.)
  • Letter from Bataan: Dramatic featurette spotlighting the need to conserve food and goods for the war effort (Susan Hayward, Richard Arlen, actors) (1942) (14 min.)
  • Fellow Americans: This short film shows how the attack on Pearl Harbor touched four typical American cities (Garson Kanin, director ; James Stewart, narrator) (1942) (10 min.)
  • Challenge for democracy: A color film examining the living conditions and facilities at Japanese-American relocation camps (1943) (20 min.)
  • Skirmish on the homefront: Articulates American's responsibilities in preventing inflation (Alan Ladd, Betty Hutton, William Bendix, Susan Hayward, actors) (1943) (13 min.)
  • What to do in a gas attack: Instructional film outlining precautions civilians can take against gas attacks. Demonstrates some first aid measures that can be employed in the event of exposure (1943) (14 min.)
  • You, John Jones!: Hollywood production showing what family life in America would look like if the country were to suffer the same hardships and destruction suffered by families in Europe and China. (James Cagney, Margaret O'Brien, actors ; Mervyn LeRoy, director) (c.1943) (9 min.)
  • Men of fire: A film about homefront forge workers; combines genuine war footage with dramatization (1944) (17 min.)
  • Report from the front: Humphrey Bogart speaks about the various activities of the American Red Cross (Humphrey Bogart, actor) (1944) (3 min.)