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Play Time: 22 mins
Documentary, War
A Ship Is Born

Overview:
This Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory against the Axis powers, the United States Merchant Marine service.

Status: Released (1942-01-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Screen:Owen Crump
Productions: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
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A Ship Is Born
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This might have made for a better silent film. A musical accompaniment to these astonishing feats of engineering and teamwork rather than the relentlessly effusive and almost triumphalist commentary from Knox Manning. Of course, in 1942 this did have a propaganda function illustratin ....

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