The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
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- Passed
- 20min
- Short, Comedy
- 04 Oct 1941 (USA)
- Short
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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| George Tobias | ... |
Malowski
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| Richard Travis | ... |
Pete
(as William Travis)
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| Gig Young | ... |
Jim Allen
(as Byron Barr)
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| Frank Wilcox | ... |
Colonel
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| John Litel | ... |
Thomas Jefferson (archiveFootage)
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Walter Walker | ... |
Benjamin Franklin (from 'Declaration of Independence' [1938]) (archiveFootage)
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| Knox Manning | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Directed by
| B. Reeves Eason | ||
Written by
| Owen Crump | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Gordon Hollingshead | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Howard Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Bert Glennon | ||
Film Editing by
| Everett Dodd | ||
Sound Department
| Dolph Thomas | ... | sound |
Additional Crew
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | technicolor color director |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros.
- U.S. Army (in cooperation with)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (included with "Desperate Journey" in "TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures")
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Storyline
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In spring, 1941, President Roosevelt orders increased military readiness. Malowski, a good-humored New York City cabbie, drives his cab Betsy to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to enlist. He learns tank mechanics, driving, and weapons firing. On the eve of their first maneuvers, in mid June, a sergeant who used to be a traffic cop turns in Malowski for having the taxi on the base. The base commander tells Malowski he'll have to get rid of her. He stashes Betsy in an old shed, then the maneuvers begin. How will Malowski fare? What about Betsy? Behind Malowski's story, the narrator gives lots of information about the growing power of the U.S. armed forces.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The gas mask training sequence showed African-American recruits, although the Army remained segregated until 1948. See more » |
| Goofs | The narrator states the M2 Light Tank seen in this film could go 60 mph. Possibly false on purpose to not give any enemy the real statistic, which was 36 mph. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Declaration of Independence (1938). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Love Me, and the World Is Mine See more » |