December 7th (1943)

Action History War

"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. This film exists in two versions. This longer, unreleased cut (which is rarely screened) brackets this material fictional sequences. The introductory sequence shows Uncle Sam on vacation in Hawaii on December 6th. A character embodying the Voice of Responsibility warns him that ignoring Japanese immigrant Fifth Column activity will lead to disaster. The concluding sequence the ghost of a serviceman killed in the attack discussing how the US will beat the Japanese with the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

Updated May 24 2020

Releases:

US -

1943-01-01

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Keywords:

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FACTS

Runtime: 75 mins Rating: 5.7

Cast

George O'Brien

Narrator

Adolf Hitler

James Kevin McGuinness

Narrator

Harry Davenport

Mr. 'C'

Karl Swenson

Machine-Gunner

Dana Andrews

Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Paul Hurst

World War I Ghost Soldier

Walter Huston

Uncle Sam 'U.S.'