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December 7th

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"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

Release Date : 1943-03-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Navy DepartmentU.S. War Department

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Walter Huston

Character Name : Uncle Sam 'U.S.'

Original Name : Walter Huston

Gender : Male

Harry Davenport

Character Name : Mr. 'C'

Original Name : Harry Davenport

Gender : Male

Dana Andrews

Character Name : Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Original Name : Dana Andrews

Gender : Male

Paul Hurst

Character Name : World War I Ghost Soldier

Original Name : Paul Hurst

Gender : Male

George O’Brien

Character Name : Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)

Original Name : George O’Brien

Gender : Male

James Kevin McGuinness

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : James Kevin McGuinness

Gender : Male

Philip Ahn

Character Name : Shinto Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Ahn

Gender : Male

Addie Allen

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Addie Allen

Gender : Male

Ralph Byrd

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Byrd

Gender : Male

James Conaty

Character Name : Wounded Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : James Conaty

Gender : Male

Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Emperor Hirohito of Japan

Gender : Male

Adolf Hitler

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Adolf Hitler

Gender : Male

James E. Kelley

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : James E. Kelley

Gender : Male

Mrs. James E. Kelley

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. James E. Kelley

Gender : Male

Mrs. William J. Leight

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. William J. Leight

Gender : Male

William J. Leight

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : William J. Leight

Gender : Male

'Ducky' Louie

Character Name : Hawaiian Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : 'Ducky' Louie

Gender : Male

Robert Lowery

Character Name : Pvt. Joseph L. Lockhart (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Lowery

Gender : Male

Benito Mussolini

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Benito Mussolini

Gender : Male

Irving Pichel

Character Name : Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Pichel

Gender : Male

Joseph B. Poindexter

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph B. Poindexter

Gender : Male

Henry L. Rosenthal

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry L. Rosenthal

Gender : Male

Mrs. Henry L. Rosenthal

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. Henry L. Rosenthal

Gender : Male

Lionel Royce

Character Name : Mr. Hanneman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lionel Royce

Gender : Male

William R. Schick Jr.

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : William R. Schick Jr.

Gender : Male

Mrs. William H. Schick

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. William H. Schick

Gender : Male

William H. Schick

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. Schick

Gender : Male

Karl Swenson

Character Name : Machine-Gunner (uncredited)

Original Name : Karl Swenson

Gender : Male

Mrs. Stephen Szabo

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. Stephen Szabo

Gender : Male

Stephen Szabo

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Szabo

Gender : Male

Jesus A. Tafoya

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesus A. Tafoya

Gender : Male

Mrs. Jesus A. Tafoya

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Mrs. Jesus A. Tafoya

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Mike - Landing Field Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

H.N. Wallin

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : H.N. Wallin

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

This was solid. Recently I have taken an interest in both the propaganda films and wartime documentaries of World War II from both sides. I especially wanted to see this, since I love Ford's 'They Were Expendable' so much. Definitely worth the effort to find if you have a similar inclination for the material. I have always wondered if a truly 'objective', 'unbiased' documentary can be made. Simply the decisions a director makes in what to capture and what not to makes such a gesture impossible, doesn't it? I especially feel this is the case when it comes to nationalistic documents, such as this. I have NO idea what its competition was, but this deservedly won Ford an Oscar for Best Documentary: Short Subject--this was a fine work he was well to be proud of.