Produced specifically for the 1939 World's Fair, this is a history of America told through clips from hundreds of famous (and some not-so-famous) Hollywood movies. Its political and racial comments (or lack of them) are as fascinating as the compilation itself, since the film also had the propagandist aim of reminding Europe of America's might and its determination not to be involved in the almost certain World War Two. One of the first major all-industry cooperative attempts at producing a compilation-documentary from its own footage, it has historical significance archivally, and you'll also have a lot of fun spotting, identifying and puzzling over the various excerpts. Preceded by the 1939 MGM short Yankee Doodle Goes to Town, directed by Jacques Tourneur (c. 10 mins). William K. Everson