In the 1940’s Hollywood was doing its job to keep up the American morale. War films such as Casablanca and Thirty Seconds over Tokyo portrayed the valor and heroism of the men and women who were serving on both fronts of the war. Casablanca was a story of political and romantic espionage. It is set against the backdrop of the wartime conflict between democracy a

Other songs that kept a positive outlook were “Born to Win,” “Dear Mrs. Roosevelt.” These songs comforted wives, mothers, and friends who were grieving over their war

The years of World War II were the most important years of the decade. The excitement of baseball, Woody Guthrie’s lyrics and the twist of love in Casablanca picked Americans out of the depression and closed their eyes to the struggles at war. The 1940’s were all about change, and a new lifestyle. This was the closest the United States united together since the American Revolution. They worked together to make movies to increase the morale, they wrote songs for one another to sing, and baseball games were set up in the evening so that the working class could catch the game to relieve their day. Entertainment during the World War tied the country together. It was patriotic!

World of war and chaos. Many actors became a part of the war effort not only by making movies, but by serving in the military as well. Some of them also appeared in

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