The newsreels ended with the prerequisite conclusion demanded of any American war film: victory. Their chief end was not to educate the audience but to motivate it-to buy war bonds, to receive the recommended weekly booster shot of patriotic fervor, to become further involved in the ever-unfurling narrative of the war. The newsreels, of course, presented a highly selective history. Their assemblers, provided with a smattering of footage that varied wildly in quality and competence, made every 10-minute film a moving and compelling draft of contemporary history. The newsreels were marvels of editorial ingenuity. Between 19, United News released 267 newsreels, every one bearing the image of a fierce bald eagle, talons poised to shred, wings filling the screen. That company, United News, was unquestionably the most prolific producer of films throughout American involvement in World War II. The first truly realistic American films of World War II began with a flourish familiar to any moviegoing audience at the time: a hand-drawn company logo introduced by musical fanfare.
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