Hollywood artistry was a vital weapon in the home-front fight to increase war bond sales. In late 1944, William Meiklejohn and Eddie Bracken delivered « A Message of Importance, » and Alfred Hitchcock, Gregg Toland and Jennifer Jones worked on the Sixth War Loan drive trailer « The Fighting Generation, » both of which urged weary audiences to continue contributing money to military efforts.
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