Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures. 1942 - 1945. Wings Up

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Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures. 1942 - 1945. Wings Up

1943

This World War II Army Air Force officer-candidate recruiting film shows training and discipline techniques at an officer training school in Miami. Narrated by Clark Gable, the film emphasizes the rigorous and thorough training the candidates underwent, with scenes of famous officers, including pole vaulter Elmer Meadows, and actors Gilbert Roland and Robert Preston.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6444963

National Archives at College Park

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Gable, Clark, 1901-1960

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William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960), more commonly known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man. Gable died of a heart attack; his final on-screen appearance was of an aging cowboy in The Misfits, released posthumously in 1961. Born and raised in Ohio, Gable traveled to Hollyw...