# " KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN " WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM BY FRANK CAPRA ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS 32144

"Know Your Ally: Britain" is a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the US War Department and Signal Corps to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as counter Nazi propaganda. The film shows several peculiarities about Britain, but contends that when it comes to topics that matter such as democracy, freedom, and resistance to Nazism the British and Americans look eye to eye. It also defends Britain’s Empire, by arguing that mainland Britain has lost disproportionately more soldiers and that those fighting from the colonies did so voluntarily. 0:08 overview of different allied soldiers, 0:39 a map comparing Britain to Idaho, 0:53 shots from London, 1:16 comparison between American and British houses, 2:22 Tower Bridge in London and traffic on the Thames, 3:00 shots of everyday life from Britain and the US including sports and children, 3:35 a Nazi Party rally with Adolf Hitler, 3:59 headlines from the annexation of Czechoslovakia, 4:18 memorials in Britain to the First World War, 4:35 Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, and Daladier during the signing of the Munich Agreement, 5:11 British conscripts trying on their uniforms and training, 5:29 Hitler laughing, 5:54 British aircraft dropping leaflets in Germany, 6:13 footage from the German invasion of the Benelux countries, 6:45 map showing early German victories in the war, 7:12 people listening to radios as Churchill speaks, 7:30 fires burning in English…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: War, Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/32144KnowYourAllyBritain)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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