Whose War Is It? (film)

Whose War Is It?
Narrated by	Peter Finch
Production company	Commonwealth Film Laboratories
Distributed by	Department of Information
Release date	1943 (1943)
Country	Australia
Language	English

Whose War Is It? is a 1943 Australian propaganda film from the Department of Information. It was released theatrically. ^[1]

The film was a short to raise money for War Loans. It was made by Commonwealth Film Laboratories and starred Jack Allen from the DOI while Peter Finch provided the commentary. ^{[2] [3]}

Related media

Other war shorts for the Australian government from Commonwealth Film Laboratories included:

• Australia Has Wings (1941) ^[4]
• It's the Navy (1941) ^[5]
• Forgotten Men (1942) - directed by Ralph Smart ^[6]
• Grumblens (1943) with Muriel Steinbeck, Wilfrid Thomas, and Lloyd Lamble ^[7]
• Back to Attack (1943) ^[8]

References

1. "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 30, 146. Victoria, Australia. 8 April 1943. p. 11. Retrieved 20 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "WHOSE WAR IS IT?". Smith's Weekly . Vol. XXV, no. 6. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1943. p. 19. Retrieved 20 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "NEW FILMS". The Age . No. 27444. Victoria, Australia. 5 April 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. ""AUSTRALIA HAS WINGS"". Worker. Vol. 51, no. 2798. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1941. p. 17. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. ""The Road to Victory" to Be Released Friday". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 14 January 1941. p. 16 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Panic-Buying Film's Record". News . Vol. 38, no. 5, 877. South Australia. 29 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
7. "THE NEW FILMS". The Daily Telegraph . Vol. IV, no. 37. New South Wales, Australia. 25 July 1943. p. 23. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
8. "Five Films To Aid Loan". The Advertiser (Adelaide) . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 26516. South Australia. 29 September 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.