Independent Films, Documentary

How Americans Win the War From Home
by FilmAnnex

1. Promotional Film: Donald Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board asks private citizens to recycle their scrap metals, rubber and fats to help manufacture tanks, tires, and explosives during World War II.

2. Incentive Film: Calls for increased industrialization during World War II. New factories are constructed and older, smaller ones converted for war use. Scenes of aircraft construction.

3. Documentary: Examines the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio during World War II. Focuses on the steel production including the smelting process, slagging and the blast furnace. Workers reflect upon their lives and the importance of their jobs. Emphasizes the importance of team work in the mills and on the plant's labor relations committee to help win the war.

4. Promotional Spot: Donald Wilson, Chairman of the War Production Board asks private citizens to recycle their tin cans to help the war effort during World War II.