Wartime Movies

A short film made by the Central Office of Information about how to cook Potatoes, with narration from Max Munden.

Pluto longs to be an Army mascot (especially after he sees how well they are fed) so he hatches a plan to take the place of the real mascot.

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn...

When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a...

Donald Duck is ordered to wipe out a Japanese airfield. After parachuting out of an airplane, he lands in a Japanese forest. He uses an inflated...

When the USA was developing the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico from 1943 to 45, J. Robert Oppenheimer, distinguished scientist and project...

Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.

The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

Pluto is in the infantry guarding a pillbox from saboteurs.

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional...

Donald Fauntleroy Duck gets his draft notice and goes in, past all the amazingly enticing recruiting posters, to sign up. First he has to pass the...

Random gags around military life, set on an army base. A bugler uses a jukebox to play reveille. In formation, one private has a great deal of...

This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.

Porky introduces a newsreel of wartime spot gags, including a spoof of the RKO Pictures logo, and caricatures of Jack Benny and Rochester.

During anatomy class, students learn that war has broken out. Several enlist and are sent to Camp Poodle, for rookie training. At first the constant...

Relaxing with a carrot at a U.S. Army air field, Bugs is reading "Victory Through Hare Power" and scoffs at the notion of mentioned gremlins, little...

The entire Disney menagerie appears in a parade urging the purchase of war bonds.

A World War II propaganda film about the need to remain calm and logical during wartime.

Learn how the longest reigning monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored...

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.