During the 1930s many Americans avoided thinking about war erupting in
Europe, believing it of little relevance to their own lives. Yet, the
Warner Bros. film studio embarked on a virtual crusade to alert
Americans to the growing menace of Nazism.
Polish-Jewish immigrants Harry and Jack Warner risked both reputation
and fortune to inform the American public of the insidious threat
Hitler's regime posed throughout the world. Through a score of films
produced during the 1930s and early 1940s-including the pivotal
Sergeant York-the Warner Bros. studio marshaled its forces to
influence the American conscience and push toward intervention in World
War II.
Celluloid Soldiers offers a compelling historical look at Warner
Bros.'s efforts as the only major studio to promote anti-Nazi activity
before the outbreak of the Second World War.