Showbiz Goes to War
Documentary | TV Movie
Release Date
December 31, 1982
Duration
90 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.
Casts
(archive footage)
Bud Abbott
(archive footage)
Larry Adler
(archive footage)
Dana Andrews
(archive footage)
Fred Astaire
(archive footage)
Lucille Ball
(archive footage)
Robert Benchley
(archive footage)
Jack Benny
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Milton Berle
(archive footage)
Vivian Blaine
(archive footage)
Mel Blanc
(archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
(archive footage)
Joe E. Brown
(archive footage)
James Cagney
(archive footage)
Ken Carpenter
(archive footage)
Gary Cooper
(archive footage)
Lou Costello
(archive footage)
Bing Crosby
(archive footage)
Linda Darnell
(archive footage)
Bette Davis
(archive footage)
Jimmy Durante
(archive footage)
Clark Gable
(archive footage)
Judy Garland
(archive footage)
Greer Garson
(archive footage)
Betty Grable
(archive footage)
Cary Grant
(archive footage)
Alan Hale
(archive footage)
Rita Hayworth
(archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
(archive footage)
Bob Hope
(archive footage)
Betty Hutton
(archive footage)
Harry James
(archive footage)
Van Johnson
(archive footage)
Al Jolson
(archive footage)
Danny Kaye
(archive footage)
Gene Kelly
(archive footage)
Kay Kyser
(archive footage)
Hedy Lamarr
(archive footage)
Joan Leslie
(archive footage)
Carole Lombard
(archive footage)
Harpo Marx
(archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
(archive footage)
Mitzi Mayfair
(archive footage)
Carmen Miranda
(archive footage)
Robert Mitchum
(archive footage)
Harry Morgan
(archive footage)
Margaret O'Brien
(archive footage)
Tyrone Power
(archive footage)
Martha Raye
(archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
(archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
(archive footage)
Jane Russell
(archive footage)
Ann Sheridan
(archive footage)
Phil Silvers
(archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
(archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck
Self - Host
David Steinberg
(archive footage)
James Stewart
(archive footage)
Lana Turner
(archive footage)
John Wayne
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