The Tanks Are Coming (1941 film)

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 (of the same year) it is a pre-Pearl Harbor film, 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.

For the 1951 drama film, see The Tanks Are Coming (1951 film).

The Tanks Are Coming
Directed byB. Reeves Eason
Written byOwen Crump
Produced byGordon Hollingshead
CinematographyBert Glennon
Edited byEverett Dodd
Music byWilliam Lava
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 1941 (1941)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1]

Premise

New York taxicab driver Malowski (George Tobias) and his cab Betsy enlist in the "First Armored Force" and get caught up in large-scale mechanized maneuvers. The tanks featured in the short were the U.S Army's M2A4 light tank and the M2A1 medium tank.

Credited cast

Production

A young Richard Egan appears uncredited in a few scenes and has a few lines. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and achieved the rank of captain. He started his actual film career in 1949.[2]

References
  1. "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  2. Blau, Eleanor (July 22, 1987). "Richard Egan, Film Actor, Dies at 65". The New York Times.


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