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A Ship Is Born

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This Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory against the Axis powers, the United States Merchant Marine service.

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Released
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Language
EN

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Owen Grump

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1942

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A Ship Is Born was released on 1 January 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/11/2024

    5/10

    This might have made for a better silent film. A musical accompaniment to these astonishing feats of engineering and teamwork rather than the relentlessly effusive and almost triumphalist commentary from Knox Manning. Of course, in 1942 this did have a propaganda function illustrating not just how crucial the shipbuilding programme was, but also at just how widespread the input to this massive construction project wa…

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