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US propaganda film on racial prejudice; Chinese peasants at work for US

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0962 | Film ID: 913

Film Communique - 12th issue.

"Weapon of War" A US propaganda film "exclusive for the men and women of American industry." Animated cartoons showing Nazi efforts to spread dissension (racial and religious hatred) in the US.

09:18:08 "Great Floor of China" An airstrip is drained, surfaced, and tamped by Chinese peasants using primitive implements.


Film Title
Weapon of War
Duration
00:10:37
Date
Production:  1944
Locale
United States
China
Language
English
Genre/Form
Propaganda.
Credit
Accessed at US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces.
Producer: Navy Department
Producer: United States. Marine Corps
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
09:11:57:00 to 09:22:34:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 913 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Note
See Story 2269, Film ID 857 for a similar version of "Weapon of War" with different titles.
Copied From
35mm; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1444
Source Archive Number: 111 WF 36 R1

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
 
Record last modified: 2020-02-04 10:39:00
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