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The Road to Victory

  • 19441944
  • 10m
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Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1954 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the ... Read allDocumentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1954 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a be... Read allDocumentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1954 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
86
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  • Director
    • LeRoy Prinz
  • Writers
    • James Bloodworth
    • Mannie Manheim(story)
  • Stars
    • Olive Blakeney(uncredited)
    • Jack Carson(uncredited)
    • Bing Crosby(uncredited)
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  • Director
    • LeRoy Prinz
  • Writers
    • James Bloodworth
    • Mannie Manheim(story)
  • Stars
    • Olive Blakeney(uncredited)
    • Jack Carson(uncredited)
    • Bing Crosby(uncredited)
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    Olive Blakeney
    Olive Blakeney
    • Mrs. Amesas Mrs. Ames
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Jack Carsonas Jack Carson
    • (uncredited)
    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Bing Crosbyas Bing Crosby
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
    Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
    • Orchestraas Orchestra
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Goodman
    Benny Goodman
    • Benny Goodmanas Benny Goodman
    • (uncredited)
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Cary Grantas Cary Grant
    • (uncredited)
    Harry James and His Orchestra
    Harry James and His Orchestra
    • Orchestraas Orchestra
    • (uncredited)
    Harry James
    Harry James
    • Harry Jamesas Harry James
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Lydon
    Jimmy Lydon
    • Danny Amesas Danny Ames
    • (uncredited)
    Irene Manning
    Irene Manning
    • Irene Manningas Irene Manning
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Herbert Marshallas Herbert Marshall
    • (uncredited)
    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    • Dennis Morganas Dennis Morgan
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Peary
    Harold Peary
    • The Great Gildersleeveas The Great Gildersleeve
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Mr. Amesas Mr. Ames
    • (uncredited)
    Mildred Shay
    Mildred Shay
    • Singeras Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Frank Sinatraas Frank Sinatra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • LeRoy Prinz
    • Writers
      • James Bloodworth
      • Mannie Manheim(story)
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    • Trivia
      This short was released May (18) 1944. The war against Germany would end less than a year later, May 7, 1945. The war against Japan ended a little over a year after this release (August 14, 1945).
    • Connections
      Edited from The Shining Future (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      Hot Time in the Town of Berlin
      Written by Joe Bushkin and John DeVries

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    7/10
    A Jetson's sort of view of the future...all to sell bonds.
    "The Road to Victory" is a short film made to further the bond drive in order for the United States to fight WWII. It is available on YouTube if you are interested.

    The film is a strange one when it begins...supposedly in 1954 in a family's living room. In this screwy view of the future, it's already a lot like the Jetsons! You see folks flying all about in airplanes instead of cars...and one of the characters talks about wanting one of those rocket instead of a helicopter! Soon after, they turn on a television-like device and watch to see what life was like back in 1944!

    What follows are a variety of famous Hollywood actors singing about war and victory as well as Cary Grant reading a very moving letter from a dying soldier. All in all, very interesting due to the many guest appearances. Worth seeing.

    By the way, the same material in this film was used in another short from 1944...."The Shining Future". However, "The Shining Hour" as expanded to 20 minutes instead of 10 and was apparently aimed towards Canadian viewers!
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Camino a la victoria
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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