Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982
1h 30min

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

Storyline

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.
Cast
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
(archive footage)
Larry Adler
Larry Adler
(archive footage)
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
(archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
(archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
(archive footage)
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
(archive footage)
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
(archive footage)
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
(archive footage)
Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine
(archive footage)
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
(archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
(archive footage)
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
(archive footage)
James Cagney
James Cagney
(archive footage)
Ken Carpenter
Ken Carpenter
(archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
(archive footage)
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
(archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
(archive footage)
Linda Darnell
Linda Darnell
(archive footage)
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
(archive footage)
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
(archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
(archive footage)
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
(archive footage)
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
(archive footage)
Betty Grable
Betty Grable
(archive footage)
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
(archive footage)
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
(archive footage)
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
(archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
(archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
(archive footage)
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
(archive footage)
Harry James
Harry James
(archive footage)
Van Johnson
Van Johnson
(archive footage)
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
(archive footage)
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
(archive footage)
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
(archive footage)
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser
(archive footage)
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
(archive footage)
Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie
(archive footage)
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
(archive footage)
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
(archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
(archive footage)
Mitzi Mayfair
Mitzi Mayfair
(archive footage)
Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda
(archive footage)
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
(archive footage)
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
(archive footage)
Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien
(archive footage)
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
(archive footage)
Martha Raye
Martha Raye
(archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
(archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
(archive footage)
Jane Russell
Jane Russell
(archive footage)
Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
(archive footage)
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
(archive footage)
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
(archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
(archive footage)
David Steinberg
David Steinberg
Self - Host
James Stewart
James Stewart
(archive footage)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
(archive footage)
John Wayne
John Wayne
(archive footage)
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