The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voice overs of various narrators, including Johnny Governali, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and Jane Darwell.
Plot
The film begins with a male narrator (Donald Crisp) explaining where Midway Island is and its strategic importance. About five minutes into the film the format changes somewhat, with more leisurely pictures of the G.I.s at work on the island, and then a female voice over. The female voice over (Jane Darwell) takes the personality of a middle aged woman from Springfield, Ohio, who is a mother-type figure pointing out how she recognizes a boy from her home town. The boy is Army Air Force pilot William E. "Junior" Kinney. Then stock footage of the Kinney family back home is introduced.
Awards
Cast
More details
author | Dudley Nichols John Ford |
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award | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film |
director | John Ford |
editor | John Ford Robert Parrish |
events | aviation military aviation World War II |
keywords | air force pilot aircraft carrier army air force dedicate donald crisp end middle aged woman naval battle spring stock footage |
musicBy | Alfred Newman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film |
producer | John Ford |
productionCompany | United States Navy |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | documentary short |