The United States Navy Band, conducted by Lieutenant Charles Brendler, performs naval and patriotic numbers on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Direction
Negulesco makes synchronized marching cinematic somehow.
Production
Lincoln Memorial as set design — budget unlimited.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jean Negulesco would direct *Johnny Belinda* (1948) and *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1953), making this his most militaristic detour.
Shot during peak WWII mobilization, this was distributed as both newsreel and morale booster — entertainment as government function.
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