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The Road to Victory

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. Edited down from The Shining Future (1944).

Top Cast

  • Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby (uncredited)

  • Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra (uncredited)

  • Charles Ruggles

    Charles Ruggles

    Mr. Ames (uncredited)

  • Dennis Morgan

    Dennis Morgan

    Dennis Morgan (uncredited)

  • Irene Manning

    Irene Manning

    Irene Manning (uncredited)

  • Jack Carson

    Jack Carson

    Jack Carson (uncredited)

  • Jimmy Lydon

    Jimmy Lydon

    Danny Ames (uncredited)

  • Olive Blakeney

    Olive Blakeney

    Mrs. Ames (uncredited)

  • Cary Grant

    Cary Grant

    Cary Grant (uncredited)

Overview

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. Edited down from The Shining Future (1944).

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