Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 31, 1982

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.

Showbiz Goes to War

90 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Dec. 31, 1982

Showbiz Goes to War
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.
Producers
Original title Showbiz Goes to War
Directors Gayle Gibson Sedawie, Norman Sedawie
Writers

Cast

Bud Abbott

as (archive footage)

Larry Adler

as (archive footage)

Dana Andrews

as (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

as (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

as (archive footage)

Robert Benchley

as (archive footage)

Jack Benny

as (archive footage)

Milton Berle

as (archive footage)

Vivian Blaine

as (archive footage)

Mel Blanc

as (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

as (archive footage)

Joe E. Brown

as (archive footage)

James Cagney

as (archive footage)

Ken Carpenter

as (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

as (archive footage)

Lou Costello

as (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

as (archive footage)

Linda Darnell

as (archive footage)

Bette Davis

as (archive footage)

Jimmy Durante

as (archive footage)

Clark Gable

as (archive footage)

Judy Garland

as (archive footage)

Greer Garson

as (archive footage)

Betty Grable

as (archive footage)

Cary Grant

as (archive footage)

Alan Hale

as (archive footage)

Rita Hayworth

as (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

as (archive footage)

Bob Hope

as (archive footage)

Betty Hutton

as (archive footage)

Harry James

as (archive footage)

Van Johnson

as (archive footage)

Al Jolson

as (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

as (archive footage)

Gene Kelly

as (archive footage)

Kay Kyser

as (archive footage)

Hedy Lamarr

as (archive footage)

Joan Leslie

as (archive footage)

Carole Lombard

as (archive footage)

Harpo Marx

as (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

as (archive footage)

Mitzi Mayfair

as (archive footage)

Carmen Miranda

as (archive footage)

Robert Mitchum

as (archive footage)

Harry Morgan

as (archive footage)

Margaret O'Brien

as (archive footage)

Tyrone Power

as (archive footage)

Martha Raye

as (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

as (archive footage)

Mickey Rooney

as (archive footage)

Jane Russell

as (archive footage)

Ann Sheridan

as (archive footage)

Phil Silvers

as (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

as (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck

as (archive footage)

David Steinberg

as Self - Host

James Stewart

as (archive footage)

Lana Turner

as (archive footage)

John Wayne

as (archive footage)