Show Business at War is a short film made by The March of Time in 1943 to tout the United States film industry's contribution to the Second World War effort. It was a collaboration between several studios, directors and actors.
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| Directed by | Louis de Rochemont |
| Produced by | Louis de Rochemont |
| Starring | Irving Berlin Alfred Lunt Jack Benny Olivia de Havilland Marlene Dietrich Deanna Durbin Hedy Lamarr Al Jolson Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Carole Landis |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 17 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAl Jolson sings “Mammy”; Phil Baker asks the $64 question; Kay Kyser gives a clue; Rochester upsets his boss Jack Benny while Mary Livingstone taunts him and Don Wilson laughs. Charlie McCarthy gets in Bergen’s hair, or tries to find it. Darryl Zanuck, a colonel in the Signals Corps, and only recently back from North Africa, and John Ford, a Commander in the Navy, also doing photographic work on many fronts, are featured too.
Cast
editThe main credited stars are: Carole Lombard - Walt Disney - John Ford - Darryl F. Zanuck - Irving Berlin - Jack Benny - Olivia de Havilland - Marlene Dietrich - Deanna Durbin - Hedy Lamarr - Al Jolson - Carole Landis
A multitude of other stars are seen but uncredited.
References
edit- ^ Synopsis Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), The March of Time Newsreels, HBO Archives