Underplayed Gems

Food Will Win the War (1942)

Food Will Win the War poster
Directed by
Hamilton Luske
Genre
documentary, animation
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This animated short from Disney explains why American farms are crucial to winning World War II. It tries to calm people's worries about sending supplies overseas by showing how agriculture supports the war effort.

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What happens

Food Will Win the War is an American short animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios and released on July 21, 1942, seven months and two weeks after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The 6-minute short was one of a series of animated films produced by Disney during the war as part of a propaganda campaign. The animation was produced on order of the Department of Agriculture, first and foremost to educate about the importance of American agriculture in the war effort and also, to offset fears and panic of Americans who thought too many supplies were being sent overseas. The film was a morale boosting production, in the hope of improving public mood and opinion about sacrifice for the war effort. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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