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Going Hollywood: The War Years

Description:From 1941 to 1945, the American motion picture industry geared itself up and marched into war. Van Johnson is your host in this feature-length special spotlighting some of Hollywood's greatest stars at the peak of their careers: from John Wayne taking on Japanese dogfighters; from Fred Astaire hoofing his way from civilian to soldier; to Bette Davis and Joan Crawford dazzling the troops at the Hollywood Canteen. (76:09)

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Tags: Going Hollywood: The War Years , Douglass Fairbanks Jr. , film industry history , Hollywood in World War II