Meet John Doughboy
Introducing in person,
that famous star of stage, screen and radio,
Draftee 158 and three-quarters.
Hello, ladies and gentlemen.
Say, we're going to show you some sensational movies.
And they're just chock-full of military secrets.
So if there's any, ahh, fifth columnists in the audience,
uh, will they please leave the theater right now?
Thank you.
[Porky Pig Presents]
America's Defense Effort
As the tenseness of the world situation mounts by the hour,
more and more important in the defense plan
looms our vital industries.
Vast furnaces at white heat
convert the iron ore into defense implements.
Here we see the molten metal automatically conveyed
and about to be poured.
This is the stuff from which tanks are made.
In modern blitz warfare, airpower is often the deciding factor
and the need for all types of planes
has every American aircraft factory humming.
[humming "The Mulberry Bush"]
Because of their proven effectiveness,
various types of British RAF planes are studied and improved upon.
In front of us is one of the famous English Spitfires.
[coughing]
With the machinery and materials approaching peak output,
the need for men to man these machines grows urgent.
And then came the Draft.
NEWSBOY: Extra, extra. Read all about the Draft bill.
Citizen Sugar Kane says:
Our Open Door Policy is responsible for the Draft.
All over the country,
men of draft age scan their draft-board lists for their number
and discuss their chances of being called up.
I tell you, we ain't got nothing to worry about.
We both got high numbers. Your number's even higher than mine.
And besides, you're much too short.
They'd never take a little runt like you.
You and your education.
Draftees are housed in well-planned modern Army camps.
[bugle playing]
Because of the outdoor life and regular hours,
the boys develop hearty appetites
and are fed plenty of good wholesome food
because, as the great General Napoleon once said:
"An army travels on its stomach."
The Army is rapidly being equipped with all types of armament,
from the huge siege guns down to the machine-gun nest.
[clucking]
Even in a modern mechanized army,
the horse still has a place.
Here are some Army horses raised in South America.
La conga! [laughing]
Our new antitank gun is the answer to any possible tank attack.
Here is one about to blast a robot tank.
[whispering] Here it comes.
Watch the tremendous hitting power of this super gun.
The tank is almost in the direct line of fire.
Get ready, aim, fire!
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
What's the matter? Why don't they shoot? What are those gunners doing?
[chuckles] Mine's longer than yours.
Here we see the latest long-range,
rapid-fire coast-defense gun in action,
shooting 10 million shells a second.
Watch.
[panting]
As part of government policy,
new machines are constantly being developed.
Here is the latest weapon, a land destroyer.
One hundred times faster and more effective than a tank.
Look at that thing go,
hurtling through space at five miles a minute.
Hey, stop and let us see that machine.
Hello again, folks.
Hold onto your bridgework, boss. Here we go again.
Thanks.
President Orders "All Out" Test of Defense Strength
The mighty armed forces of the nation
respond to the president's command.
In the air, Flying Fortresses, pursuit ships, long-range bombers.
And on the sea, our mighty Navy tries out its powerful guns.
On land, our Tank Corps drives forward to the scene of action.
[bells chiming]
Are we safe from air attack?
Supposing one day a fleet of enemy bombers
suddenly appeared over the horizon.
Where are our defenses? Why isn't something being done?
That's all, folks!
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