Includes 13 short films from the U.S. National Archives primarily made in 1941–45 with contributions by James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Production Team
U.S. National Archives and Topics Entertainment
Genre
Short Film Documentary
Language
English
Media Format
1 DVD (170 min.)
Type
Color or black and white
Additional Content
Women in Defense: A Defense Report on Film (1941; 11 min.) narrated by Katharine Hepburn, written by Eleanor Roosevelt, and produced by the Office for Emergency Management Film Unit; Woman Power (1942; 18 min.) produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces Motion Picture Branch and Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing; Night Shift (1942; 9 min.) produced by the British Ministry of Information; Training Women for War Production (1942; 9 min.) narrated by Eleanor Roosevelt and produced by the National Youth Administration; Glamour Girls of 1943 (1943; 9 min.) produced by the Office of War Information; Women of Steel (1943; 10 min.) produced by the War Manpower Commission; No Exceptions (1943; 9 min.) directed by Robert Webb, narrated by John Archer, and produced by Eugene R. O'Neil and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation for the U.S. Office of War Information; We're in the Army Now (1943; 14 min.) produced by the Signal Corps Special Projects Section; Battle Stations (1943; 10 min.) narrated by James Cagney and Ginger Rogers and produced by the U.S. Coast Guard; It's Your War, Too (1944; 10 min.) produced by the Signal Corps; The Hidden Army (1944; 17 min.) produced by the Army Pictorial Service; The Army Nurse (1945; 16 min.) produced by the Signal Corps; and Women in Combat (1993; 28 min.), an Air Force Television News Special edition directed by Terri-Ann Armao and produced by James Langdon.
Production Notes
Alternate subtitle: 13 Films Featuring America's Secret Weapon.
