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The Tanks Are Coming is a 1941 American Technicolor short film. It is primarily a recruitment film, but can also be regarded as a propaganda film or a documentary with some light relief. Like Dive Bomber it is a pre-Pearl Harbor movie, made with the co-operation of the relevant branch of the US armed forces, showing off US military material to the US public, in lavish Technicolor. This material is shown in motion, both on the road and in the field; training equipment and methods are also featured.
Original Release
10/04/1941
US Release
10/04/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Tobias | Malowski |
| Richard Travis | Pete |
| Gig Young | Jim Allen |
| Frank Wilcox | Colonel |
| John Litel | Thomas Jefferson |
| Walter Walker | Benjamin Franklin (from 'Declaration of Independence' [1938]) |
| Knox Manning | Narrator |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| George Tobias | Malowski |
| Richard Travis | Pete |
| Gig Young | Jim Allen |
| Frank Wilcox | Colonel |
| John Litel | Thomas Jefferson |
| Walter Walker | Benjamin Franklin (from 'Declaration of Independence' [1938]) |
| Knox Manning | Narrator |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gordon Hollingshead | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Nominated |
