March of time (Motion picture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85224202
Notes:
Title from cassette labels. Narrator, Westbrook Van Voorhis. Originally produced as individual episodes of the March of Time newsreel series between 1939 and 1941.
Contents:
[v. 6.] Praying for peace (ca. 71 min.): The Vatican of Pius XII; The story of the Vatican. [v. 2.] Americans prepare, part 2 (ca. 113 min.): Labor & Denfense U.S.A.; Uncle Sam - the non-belligerent; Men of the F.B.I.; New England's eight million yankees; Thumbs up, Texas!; Main Street, U.S.A. -- [v. 3.] The military prepares (ca. 124 min.): Soldiers with wings; Crisis in the Pacific; The U.S. Navy - 1940; Gateways to Panama; Arms and the men - U.S.A.; Crisisi in the Atlantic; Sailors with wings -- [v. 4.] The battle beyond, part 1 (ca. 107 min.): Battle fleets of England; Newsfronts of war - 1940; The Republic of Finland; Canada at war; The Philippines: 1898-1946; Spoils of conquest -- [v. 5.] The battle beyond, part 2 (ca. 117 min.): On foreign newsfronts; Britain's R.A.F. (Royal Air Force); Mexico (good neighbor's dilemma); Australia at war; China fights back; Peace - by Adolf Hitler; Norway in revolt -- [v. 6.] Praying for peace (ca. 71 min.): The Vatican of Pius XII; The story of the Vatican.
Summary:
A collection of newsreels that explore numerous social, political and military aspects of World War II.
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