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Beyond the Line of Duty is a 1942 American short propaganda film, directed by Lewis Seiler. The documentary film reenacted the life and career of United States Army Air Corps Captain Hewitt T. "Shorty" Wheless. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hollywood rushed to turn out films that would help to win the war. The studios produced more than features, with countless cartoons and short subjects that were intended to inform the public, boost morale, encourage support of the Red Cross and other organizations that were helping at home and overseas or in recruitment.
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Speaking of Animals and Their Families is a 1942 American short comedy film directed by Robert Carlisle and Jerry Fairbanks. In 1943, at the 15th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). It is part of a series of Speaking of Animals short films featuring animals given voice via special effects. The film series includes Speaking of Animals: In a Harem and Speaking of Animals: Tails of the Border.
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Desert Wonderland is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by Russ Shields and Jack Kuhne exploring the Grand Canyon. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
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Don't Talk is a 1942 American short propaganda film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Crime Does Not Pay series, about the dangers of homefront espionage in wartime. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-reel).
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Marines in the Making is a 1942 short propaganda film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about the United States Marine Corps. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel in 1943. The film highlights U.S. Marine Corps combat training methods during the first year of World War II, including intense conditioning techniques, hand-to-hand combat tactics, and traditional Marine drills.
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Private Smith of the U.S.A. is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by Slavko Vorkapić. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film features Private William Terry of Pasadena, California, who later starred in Stage Door Canteen (1943).
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United States Marine Band is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by Jean Negulesco, featuring the United States Marine Band. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).
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