Music ·Documentary · United States of America · 1944 · 20m

The Shining Future

Director

Cast

Charles Ruggles as Mr. Ames Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Ames Jack Carson as Self Benny Goodman as Self Jimmy Lydon as Danny Ames Deanna Durbin as Self

Crew

Wesley Anderson — Director of Photography Alan Crosland, Jr. — Editor James Bloodworth — Screenplay Jack L. Warner — Producer

Synopsis

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.

Mood & Themes

singing

Key Collaborators

LeRoy Prinz Director Wesley Anderson Director of Photography Alan Crosland, Jr. Editor James Bloodworth Screenplay Jack L. Warner Producer

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