Genre of films that were made during World War II by Hollywood as a moral boost and sometimes propaganda for the US population suffering from the restrictions of rationing and other curbs to society incurred from the great demands of arming and fighting a total war worldwide.
Patriotic film
Film genre
Films of this genre
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