War Effort Movies

  • 1999
    Rosies of the North

    Rosies of the North

    Rosies of the North

    71999HD

    They raised children, baked cakes... and built world-class fighter planes. Sixty years ago, thousands of women from Thunder Bay and the Prairies...

    Rosies of the North
  • 1942
    Wacky Blackout

    Wacky Blackout

    Wacky Blackout

    5.41942HD

    We tour a farm and see how the various animals are preparing for the war, in a series of blackout skits.

    Wacky Blackout
  • 2019
    The Phoney War

    The Phoney War

    The Phoney War

    82019HD

    September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when...

    The Phoney War
  • 1944
    Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

    Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

    Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

    5.71944HD

    A WW-II defense plant worker gets knocked out and dreams about helping the war effort in various ways, including solving a crime.

    Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
  • 1943
    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

    Seeing Hands

    6.31943HD

    This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig...

    Seeing Hands
  • 1943
    Scrap Happy Daffy

    Scrap Happy Daffy

    Scrap Happy Daffy

    6.61943HD

    During World War Two, Daffy Duck owns a junkyard which collects scrap metal to use in building weapons to continue the Allied fight against the Axis...

    Scrap Happy Daffy
  • 1943
    Calling All Kids

    Calling All Kids

    Calling All Kids

    71943HD

    An Our Gang salute to the armed forces finds the gang performing a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such highlights as a "recruiting office"...

    Calling All Kids
  • 1917
    Women’s Munition Work

    Women’s Munition Work

    Women’s Munition Work

    01917HD

    This early public information film puts out an appeal for more women to take up munitions work - showing training centres, opportunities for work in...

    Women’s Munition Work