Search - Gene Valentino :: Pearl Harbor That Weekend in December!

Like America before and after December 7th - so varies the beginning and end of this unique documentary. A perspective of the Pearl Harbor bombing focusing on the U.S. Navy's role in the Pacific - the North Atlantic - and beyond. With popular music that reflected the mood of Americans and their times, and hit-songs from the early 40s mirror the mood in America. A Glenn Miller hit-recording fades for headlines of news, movies, sports and even excerpts of famous radio shows. You'll chuckle at the comedy-bits of Jack Benny, Fibber McGee & Molly; W.C. Fields, and others. All typified the carefree mood of the nation before that Sunday, December 7th, 1941 - when the sobering impact of war was thrust upon an unsuspecting nation. Bleak times followed for a somber America at war. Interwoven with the event-laden narrative are slices of those memorable war-time songs sung by Frank Sinatra, Gracie Fields, Vera Lynn, and others. Herein history unfolds. Famous speeches by FDR and Churchill. Selections by the U.S. Naval Academy Band & Chorus highlight the valiant role of the Navy after the horrendous loss of men and ships at Pearl Harbor. This energetic documentary lets you live the mood of the times and the suprise attack that plunged America into a world wide war. It started on a day-of-infamy during 'that weekend in December'.