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  • Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
  • TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
TV Movie | 90 min | Documentary

90 minute documentary about Hollywood during the war years of World War II and the part they played in assisting the war effort and the kinds of movies and war movies that were made during that era. Features a large number of classic clips...See more90 minute documentary about Hollywood during the war years of World War II and the part they played in assisting the war effort and the kinds of movies and war movies that were made during that era. Features a large number of classic clips from old 1940s movies, newsreel footage, shorts and cartoons, in both colour and black-and-white. Written by Jamie Skinner See less
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Updated Dec 31, 1982

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Dec 31, 1982 (United States)

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61 cast members
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Bud Abbott
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Larry Adler
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Dana Andrews
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Fred Astaire
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Lucille Ball
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Robert Benchley
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Jack Benny
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Milton Berle
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Vivian Blaine
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Mel Blanc
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Humphrey Bogart
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Joe E. Brown
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James Cagney
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Ken Carpenter
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Gary Cooper
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Lou Costello
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Bing Crosby
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Linda Darnell
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Bette Davis
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Jane Doe
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Jimmy Durante
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Clark Gable
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Judy Garland
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Greer Garson
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Betty Grable
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Cary Grant
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Alan Hale
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Rita Hayworth
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Adolf Hitler
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Bob Hope
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Betty Hutton
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Harry James
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Van Johnson
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Al Jolson
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Danny Kaye
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Gene Kelly
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Kay Kyser
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Hedy Lamarr
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Joan Leslie
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Carole Lombard
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Harpo Marx
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Louis B. Mayer
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Mitzi Mayfair
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Carmen Miranda
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Robert Mitchum
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Garry Moore
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Harry Morgan
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Margaret O'Brien
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Tyrone Power
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Martha Raye
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Ronald Reagan
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Mickey Rooney
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Jane Russell
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Ann Sheridan
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Phil Silvers
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Frank Sinatra
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Barbara Stanwyck
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David Steinberg
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James Stewart
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Lana Turner
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John Wayne
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