Show Business at War

Show Business at War
Show Business at War
Directed by	Louis de Rochemont
Produced by	Louis de Rochemont
Starring	Irving Berlin; Alfred Lunt; Jack Benny; Olivia de Havilland; Marlene Dietrich; Deanna Durbin; Hedy Lamarr; Al Jolson; Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson; Carole Landis
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 21, 1943;
Running time	17 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Show Business at War is a short film made by The March of Time in 1943 to tout the United States film industry's contribution to the Second World War effort. It was a collaboration between several studios, directors and actors.

Plot

Al Jolson sings “Mammy”; Phil Baker asks the $64 question; Kay Kyser gives a clue; Rochester upsets his boss Jack Benny while Mary Livingstone taunts him and Don Wilson laughs. Charlie McCarthy gets in Bergen’s hair, or tries to find it. Darryl Zanuck, a colonel in the Signals Corps, and only recently back from North Africa, and John Ford, a Commander in the Navy, also doing photographic work on many fronts, are featured too.

Cast

The main credited stars are: Carole Lombard - Walt Disney - John Ford - Darryl F. Zanuck - Irving Berlin - Jack Benny - Olivia de Havilland - Marlene Dietrich - Deanna Durbin - Hedy Lamarr - Al Jolson - Carole Landis

A multitude of other stars are seen but uncredited.

References

^ Synopsis Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), The March of Time Newsreels, HBO Archives

External links

Show Business at War at IMDb
Show Business at War at AllMovie

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[1] Synopsis Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), The March of Time Newsreels, HBO Archives

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