Film

Ode to Victory

4.8194311m

Director: Edward L. Cahn
Year: 1943

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different "chapters" of the work, relevant excerpts from MGM films show the history of America. The chapters are: 1) Birth of Freedom; 2) The Land Divided; 3) Coming of Age: 4) Land of the Free. At the end, a chorus sings a patriotic exhortation. (Written by David Glagovsky)

Top cast

Ray Teal

Master Sergeant - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by

Edward L. Cahn

Written by

Edward L. Cahn, Polly James