Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
- Directed by
- William D. Russell
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A short film from 1945 where famous Hollywood stars like Bing Crosby and Bob Hope appear to encourage people to buy Victory Bonds to support the war effort. It was made from a earlier cross-country train trip that raised money for military relief.
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What happens
The Hollywood Victory Caravan was a two-week cross-country railroad journey in 1942 that brought together two dozen film stars to raise money for the Army and Navy Relief Society. It was sponsored by the Hollywood Victory Committee of Stage, Screen and Radio. The Caravan show played in 12 cities and netted over $700,000 for Army and Navy relief funds. At the end of World War II, a short film was commissioned from Paramount Pictures by the United States Department of the Treasury, to promote the purchase of Victory Bonds. Some 19 minutes in length, Hollywood Victory Caravan was released in October 1945 and featured Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as celebrities who were not on the original road trip. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Freedom Comes High (1944)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.