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Show-Business at War

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A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-05-21

Runtime: 17 mins

Director: Louis De Rochemont

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Show-Business at War

Production Companies: The March of Time

Production Countries: United States of America

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