Underplayed Gems

Combat America (1945)

Combat America poster
Genre
documentary film, propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a World War II documentary narrated by Clark Gable. It shows the work of the Eighth Air Force in England, including the experiences of aircrew and ground crew.

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What happens

Combat America is a 1945 documentary film produced during World War II, narrated by Clark Gable. At the time of the film's production in 1943, Gable was a major in the Eighth Air Force, a unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces. While he was stationed in England, Gable flew five combat missions from May 4–September 23, 1943, and during one of them, his boot was struck by an anti-aircraft shell, and he was nearly hit by other flak bursts. Gable's film crew included MGM cameraman Andrew J. McIntyre; First Lieutenant Howard Voss, a sound engineer; Master Sergeant Robert Boles, a cameraman; Master Sergeant Marlin Toti, another cameraman; and First Lieutenant John Mahlin, a scriptwriter." Combat America was originally intended to be used as a recruiting film for aerial gunners; however, by the time it began production, the needs for gunners had lessened. The film was completed as an account of aerial combat over occupied Europe and as a testament to the Eighth Air Force aircrew and ground crew in England. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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