On June 13, 1942, 6 month after the Pearl Harbor attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an "Executive Order 9182 Establishing the Office of War Information.” In the document, he created “The Office of War Information” to
“Formulate and carry out, through the use of press, radio, motion picture, and other facilities, information programs designed to facilitate the development of an informed and intelligent understanding, at home and abroad, of the status and progress of the war effort and of the war policies, activities, and aims of the Government.” Roosevelt gave the department the power to spread and create the information, which will “accurately” inform the audiences. He also gave the office the power to “Review, clear, and approve …show more content…
The Prelude to War was shown to about nine million troops and millions in high schools, city halls and churches. One of the Republicans, an Oregon senator, even accused Roosevelt of intending to seek a fourth term of presidency. The United States in the film was portrayed as a country with the great ideals of “Moses, Mahomet, Confucius and Jesus.” The dark “other world” was portrayed as run by gangsters. Hirohito, Hitler and Mussolini were to blame for the war. The film narrator says, “Remember these three faces… If you meet them… don’t hesitate”. The war was represented as the battle of values with the forces of …show more content…
The United States went to war with its newest ally, the Soviet Union. Over twenty years, the industry was informing its audiences about Russian imperialistic ambitions and the dangers of communism. Now Hollywood needed to change the public opinion about the country to a completely opposite one.
Comrade X was a comedy, which laughed at communist ideology. Ironically, before its release, Hitler launched operation Barbarossa against The Soviet Union, which made the Soviets American allies. An introduction to the film was added. It explained that the Russian characters in the film were added strictly for public entertainment.
During World War II, Hollywood produced numerous films portraying heroic Soviets. In many of these films, Russians were always outnumbered and disadvantaged technically and strategically. Thank to their heroism, the Slavs always defeated their enemy.
The North Star by MGM told the story of one Ukrainian Village, which, when occupied by Nazis, burned their wheat fields to avoid it falling into Nazi’s hands. The interesting fact is that even though the plot took place in a Ukrainian Village, the film producers completely ignored Ukrainians as an ethnic
“Formulate and carry out, through the use of press, radio, motion picture, and other facilities, information programs designed to facilitate the development of an informed and intelligent understanding, at home and abroad, of the status and progress of the war effort and of the war policies, activities, and aims of the Government.” Roosevelt gave the department the power to spread and create the information, which will “accurately” inform the audiences. He also gave the office the power to “Review, clear, and approve …show more content…
The Prelude to War was shown to about nine million troops and millions in high schools, city halls and churches. One of the Republicans, an Oregon senator, even accused Roosevelt of intending to seek a fourth term of presidency. The United States in the film was portrayed as a country with the great ideals of “Moses, Mahomet, Confucius and Jesus.” The dark “other world” was portrayed as run by gangsters. Hirohito, Hitler and Mussolini were to blame for the war. The film narrator says, “Remember these three faces… If you meet them… don’t hesitate”. The war was represented as the battle of values with the forces of …show more content…
The United States went to war with its newest ally, the Soviet Union. Over twenty years, the industry was informing its audiences about Russian imperialistic ambitions and the dangers of communism. Now Hollywood needed to change the public opinion about the country to a completely opposite one.
Comrade X was a comedy, which laughed at communist ideology. Ironically, before its release, Hitler launched operation Barbarossa against The Soviet Union, which made the Soviets American allies. An introduction to the film was added. It explained that the Russian characters in the film were added strictly for public entertainment.
During World War II, Hollywood produced numerous films portraying heroic Soviets. In many of these films, Russians were always outnumbered and disadvantaged technically and strategically. Thank to their heroism, the Slavs always defeated their enemy.
The North Star by MGM told the story of one Ukrainian Village, which, when occupied by Nazis, burned their wheat fields to avoid it falling into Nazi’s hands. The interesting fact is that even though the plot took place in a Ukrainian Village, the film producers completely ignored Ukrainians as an ethnic