Comedy ·War · United States of America · 1941 · 20m

The Tanks Are Coming

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Director
B. Reeves Eason
Cast
George Tobias as Malowski Richard Travis as Pete Gig Young as Jim Allen Frank Wilcox as Colonel Knox Manning as Narrator Byron Barr as
Crew
Owen Crump — Screenplay
Synopsis

Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.

Mood & Themes
taxi driverpatriotismworld war iitankus armymaneuvervolunteerrecruitingarmored truckyellow cabmilitary trainingjoining the army
Key Collaborators
B. Reeves Eason Director Owen Crump Screenplay
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