''A Letter from Bataan'' is a 1942 "Victory Short" propaganda film made by

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in collaboration with the

U.S. Office of War Information The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a United States government agency created during World War II. The OWI operated from June 1942 until September 1945. Through radio broadcasts, newspapers, posters, photographs, films and other ...

and the United States Government. It was directed by William H. Pine, produced by William C. Thomas and written by

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. It had music by

Daniele Amfitheatrof Daniele Alexandrovich Amfitheatrof (russian: Даниил Александрович Амфитеатров, October 29, 1901 – June 4, 1983) was a Russian-Italian composer and conductor. Early life Amfitheatrof was born in Saint Petersburg ...

and the cinematography was by Fred Jackman Jr. The film features Richard Arlen,

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, Jimmy Lydon and Betty Hutton appearing as herself. The film is part of a series of films made by Paramount intended to encourage more active participation in the U.S. war effort.

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American World War II propaganda films 1942 films Paramount Pictures short films American black-and-white films American short documentary films 1942 documentary films Films directed by William H. Pine {{WWII-documentary-film-stub