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  • The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
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    Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
Passed
Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy

Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.
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Director
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Owen Crump (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 4, 1941

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Oct 4, 1941 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
George Tobias
Malowski Malowski   See fewer
Richard Travis
Pete (as William Travis) Pete (as William Travis)   See fewer
Gig Young
Jim Allen (as Byron Barr) Jim Allen (as Byron Barr)   See fewer
Frank Wilcox
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
John Litel
Thomas Jefferson (archive footage) Thomas Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Walker
Benjamin Franklin (from 'Declaration of Independence' [1938]) (archive footage) Benjamin Franklin (from 'Declaration of Independence' [1938]) (archive footage)   See fewer
Knox Manning
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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