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Why did people in the US want to see movies during World War 2?
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∙ 16y ago
Probably an 'escapism'. We wanted to see (in black and white only!) beautiful people, happy endings, and scenes to take us away from our ordinary 'war time' lives. We also wnted to hear the great music of the 40s, happy, sad, and bitter- sweet that were often a part of the?movie. Remember there was no tv, only radio, 78 records. newspapers, movies, and newreels shown prior to the 'double features'. I was 15 when WWII started and 19 when it ended - and very impressionable. The GI's who were overseas also wanted to see movies in order to remind them of home. I have a transcript of a diary of a soldier and he recorded every movie he saw while on Anzio beach. Some of his movies were fairly new releases. Here is a list of some movies he saw between Oct 1943 and May 44. "Call Out the Marines" starring Victor McLaglen & Edmund Lowe, 1942. "Thank Your Lucky Stars"- Dinah Shore, Betty Davis, Errol Flynn, Bogart, Olivia de Havilland. 1943. Listed one as "Two Girls from Chicago", which was probably the movie "Two Senoritas from Chicago", Jinx Falkenburg, Ann Savage. 1943. "The More the Merrier" is set in WW2. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur & Joel McCrea. 1943 (Was remade in 1966 as "Walk Don't Run" with Cary Grant.) "Keeper of the Flame" Spencer Tracy & K. Hepburn, 1942 "The Sky's the Limit" - Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, 1943. "Stormy Weather" highlights some of the era's greatest African-American entertainers. 1943 Another movie in his diary was probably the 1940 romance comedy, "Always a Bride" starring "Superman" George Reeves. "Hi De Ho" must have been an earlier version of the 1947 all-black musical of same name.
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Because he want to kill another people like you :)) .
Why did the government want people to eat less food during World War 2?
To save resources for the war effort.
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no
Why did the government want people to eat less food during world was 2?
So that the extra food could go to the soldiers fighting in World War Two because many were hungry and needed food.
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Most people through out the world did NOT want a war. It was a neccessity at the time; something that had to be done.
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People want to make movies to entertain people.(And to make money, ahahaha!)
What did Hitler want to do during World War 2?
Because he want to kill another people like you :)) .
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because the movie want more people to watch their movies.
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some who does want to face realty
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To save resources for the war effort.
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