Were any more installments ever made of the WWII propaganda film "Know Your Ally"?

[BrainGlutton]

I have found only this one, made by the U.S. War Department, which strives to explain the British to the Americans, and begins by announcing that is the first in a series of “Know Your Ally” and “Know Your Enemy” films. It was made in 1944, so perhaps the war ended before any more could be made – which would be a pity (not a pity that the war ended in 1945, but you know what I mean), as I’d really like to see how the War Department of that period would have explained the Soviets.

[alphaboi867]

It looks like the only other film made in the series was Know Your Enemy - Japan.

[BrainGlutton]

@BrainGlutton

. . . I’d really like to see how the War Department of that period would have explained the Soviets.

Actually, it did, in Why We Fight: The Battle for Russia, fifth installment in that series – but, that film completely avoids any discussion of Marxism or Communism or Stalinism, does not even mention any of those words – and a more focused “Know Your Ally” film would have had to.

[terentii]

@BrainGlutton

I’d really like to see how the War Department of that period would have explained the Soviets.

Watch this movie, pure wartime propaganda:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gi341

It’s a hoot and a holler!

[kaylasdad99]

Sorry, can’t. Needs CC.

[terentii]

@kaylasdad99

Sorry, can’t. Needs CC.

It’s Mission to Moscow, a semi-documentary (1943).

Here’s another feature film, on YouTube:

Oh, all those happy peasants down on the *kolkhoz*...! :o

[terentii]

@kaylasdad99

Sorry, can’t. Needs CC.

Try this link:

watchfree.to - watchfree Resources and Information.

[ElvisL1ves]

@BrainGlutton

Actually, it did, in Why We Fight: The Battle for Russia, fifth installment in that series – but, that film completely avoids any discussion of Marxism or Communism or Stalinism, does not even mention any of those words – and a more focused “Know Your Ally” film would have had to.

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain is in a similar vein.

[BrainGlutton]

@terentii

Watch this movie, pure wartime propaganda:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gi341

It’s a hoot and a holler!

After the war, however:

A few years after its release, the Cold War arrived and Mission to Moscow became an Old Shame for all involved. Warner Bros. argued that the film had been an “expedient lie” to help the war effort along and that it had never been meant for posterity. The House Un-American Activities Committee wasn’t buying it, so Warner Bros. threw screenwriter Howard Koch to the wolves. Even though he had written the film under contract and had never belonged to the Communist Party, Koch was subsequently put on The Hollywood Blacklist. Since the Red Scare, the movie has largely faded into obscurity, and it’s now remembered as one of the all-time Unintentional Period Pieces. Sometimes it’s shown, not without controversy, on Turner Classic Movies.