Wartime Movies

  • 1942
    The New Spirit

    The New Spirit

    The New Spirit

    5.5871942HD

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

    The New Spirit
  • 1944
    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    6.71944HD

    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...

    Main Street Today
  • 1942
    The Army Mascot

    The Army Mascot

    The Army Mascot

    5.9211942HD

    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.

    The Army Mascot
  • 1942
    Donald Gets Drafted

    Donald Gets Drafted

    Donald Gets Drafted

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    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...

    Donald Gets Drafted
  • 1943
    You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

    You, John Jones!

    61943HD

    John Jones contemplates how fortunate he and his family are in America, where no wartime bombing occurs.

    You, John Jones!
  • 1941
    Meet John Doughboy

    Meet John Doughboy

    Meet John Doughboy

    5.6471941HD

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

    Meet John Doughboy
  • 1944
    She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

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    Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics.

    She's a Soldier Too
  • 2020
    7 Wrekers

    7 Wrekers

    7 Wrekers

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    7 Wrekers
  • 1944
    Mr. Winkle Goes to War

    Mr. Winkle Goes to War

    Mr. Winkle Goes to War

    61944HD

    Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.

    Mr. Winkle Goes to War
  • 2023
    National Theatre Live: Good

    National Theatre Live: Good

    National Theatre Live: Good

    8.52023HD

    As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable...

    National Theatre Live: Good
  • 1943
    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere

    51943HD

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

    The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
  • 1943
    Good Luck, Mr. Yates

    Good Luck, Mr. Yates

    Good Luck, Mr. Yates

    5.81943HD

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

    Good Luck, Mr. Yates
  • 1946
    Her Sister's Secret

    Her Sister's Secret

    Her Sister's Secret

    6.51946HD

    A WWII tale of romance that begins during New Orlean's "Mardi Gras" celebration when a soldier and a girl meet and fall in love. He asks her to marry...

    Her Sister's Secret
  • 1942
    Donald's Decision

    Donald's Decision

    Donald's Decision

    5.1471942HD

    Donald Duck buys Canadian war bonds in World War II.

    Donald's Decision
  • 1933
    The White Sister

    The White Sister

    The White Sister

    5.41933HD

    An Italian aristocrat enters a nunnery, thinking her pilot lover has been killed in the war.

    The White Sister
  • 1941
    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    01941HD

    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells of the Nazis' efforts to shut down an underground resistance newspaper in occupied Belgium.

    Out of Darkness
  • 1942
    Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line

    Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line

    Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line

    5.7691942HD

    Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials...

    Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
  • 1942
    Food Will Win the War

    Food Will Win the War

    Food Will Win the War

    5.51942HD

    World War II propaganda film on the importance of American farming. A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.

    Food Will Win the War
  • 1945
    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

    71945HD

    This short film focuses on the USS Franklin, an aircraft carrier that in March 1945 suffered heavy bombing damages and a massive toll on servicemen...

    The Ship That Wouldn't Die!
  • 1940
    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    6.61940HD

    A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

    London Can Take It!