This film represents one of four movies made by Hollywood during the 1940s which were about or related to the US military's Dolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan during World War II. 🇯🇵 Watch 30 SECONDS OVER TOKYO ('44) Monday (9/1) at 11:30a ET for FMC's Salute To Service marathon! 🇺🇸 | FMC

What were the wives of the soldiers to do during WWII? Have babies preferably, or work in a defense factory. Mervyn LeRoy's "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) is best viewed as a filmic version of "The Government Information Manual for the Motion Picture Industry" issued during WWII to guide Hollywood's contribution to the war effort. | Political film