A Ship Is Born (1942)

Name: A Ship Is Born
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 1942-01-01

22m

Running Time

January 1, 1942
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Knox Manning

Narrator

Owen Grump

Writer

Wilfrid M. Cline

Camera Operator

Charles Lang

Sound

Owen Crump

Writer

Gordon Hollingshead

Producer

Rex Steele

Editor

Jean Negulesco

Director

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1942

Status
Released

Running Time
22m

Genres
Documentary War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-02-13

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A Ship Is Born is a 1942 short WWII propaganda film produced by Warner Bros. about the U.S. Merchant Marine. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.