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Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988) -- From 1941 to 1945, the American motion picture industry geared itself up and marched into war.

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Director:
Julian Schlossberg
Writer:
Charles Badaracio (writer)
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Genre:
Documentary | War more
Plot:
A documentary about how Hollywood kept up morale during the years of World War II. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Van Johnson ... Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vivian Blaine ... Herself

Humphrey Bogart ... Himself (archive footage)
Dane Clark ... Himself
Jackie Cooper ... Himself
Gloria DeHaven ... Herself

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ... Himself
Evelyn Keyes ... Herself

Hedy Lamarr ... Herself (archive footage)

Joan Leslie ... Herself

Roddy McDowall

Tony Randall ... Himself
Sylvia Sidney ... Herself

Joan Crawford ... (archive footage) (uncredited)
Farley Granger ... (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Julian Schlossberg 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Charles Badaracio  writer

Produced by
Jonathan Kaplan .... associate producer
Anthony Pittinza .... associate producer
Julian Schlossberg .... producer
 
Film Editing by
Ken Brady 
 
Production Management
Milly Sherman .... production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Ron Kirves .... sound mixer
Charles 'Skip' Newman .... sound
David Sperling .... sound
Pawel Wdowczak .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Hunold .... second electrician
Alex Justowytsch .... assistant camera
Ron Myrvik .... cinematographer: New York
Craig Nelson .... gaffer
Paul Savage .... camera operator: Los Angeles
 
Editorial Department
Terry Katz .... post-production consultant
Robin Klein .... assistant editor
Mark Negream .... assistant video editor
Steven Scotch-Marmo .... editor: video
 
Other crew
Paris Jamal .... audio transfer
Andrew Lowe .... photomation
Patricia Melloni .... chyron operator
Ruth Robbins .... graphics coordinator
Randall San Antonio .... production accountant
Phillip Schopper .... creative consultant
Ellen Trost .... business affairs manager
Kiyoko Watanabe .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Stan Caidin .... special thanks
Stephen Clarendon .... special thanks
Jim Finn .... special thanks
James Forsher .... special thanks
Mark Governor .... special thanks
Herb Graff .... special thanks
Cathy Haft .... special thanks
Bruce Harris .... special thanks
Joe Lemieux .... special thanks
Andrew Murdoch .... special thanks
Martin Soloway .... special thanks
John Springer .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (archive footage) | Black and White (archive footage) | Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Cine Studios, New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Castle Hill Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Clips of Hollwyood World War II movies seen and discussed in this documentary include Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939); Foreign Correspondent (1940); To Be or Not to Be (1942); Flying Tigers (1942); Air Force (1943); Crash Dive (1943); Bataan (1943); Sahara (1943/I); and Guadalcanal Diary (1943); 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943); The Fighting Seabees (1944); The Purple Heart (1944); Since You Went Away (1944); Dragon Seed (1944); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); Blood on the Sun (1945); Pride of the Marines (1945); and They Were Expendable (1945). more
Quotes:
Himself - Host: There were so many stars. So much talent. So many beautiful women. They just don't make wars like that anymore. more
Movie Connections:
Features 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) more

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