Short film

Show-Business at War

1943 · 17 min

A brisk, patriotic newsreel that mixes celebrity cameos with wartime boosterism, feeling like a time capsule of 1940s Hollywood.

Overview: A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
How it feels: Earnest, light and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: War, media, celebrity, politics
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
media
celebrity
politics
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none