Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.

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Bud Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Larry Adler

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Dana Andrews

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Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Self (archive footage)

Robert Benchley

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Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

Milton Berle

Self (archive footage)

Vivian Blaine

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Mel Blanc

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Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Joe E. Brown

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James Cagney

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Ken Carpenter

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Gary Cooper

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Lou Costello

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Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Linda Darnell

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Bette Davis

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Jimmy Durante

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Clark Gable

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Judy Garland

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Greer Garson

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Betty Grable

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Cary Grant

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Alan Hale

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Rita Hayworth

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Adolf Hitler

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Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Betty Hutton

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Harry James

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Van Johnson

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Al Jolson

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Danny Kaye

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Gene Kelly

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Kay Kyser

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Hedy Lamarr

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Joan Leslie

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Carole Lombard

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Harpo Marx

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Louis B. Mayer

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Mitzi Mayfair

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Carmen Miranda

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Robert Mitchum

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Harry Morgan

Self (archive footage)

Margaret O'Brien

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Tyrone Power

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Martha Raye

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Ronald Reagan

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Mickey Rooney

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Jane Russell

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Ann Sheridan

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Phil Silvers

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Frank Sinatra

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Barbara Stanwyck

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David Steinberg

Self - Host

James Stewart

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Lana Turner

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John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

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