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Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white United States government film made during World War II and released in 1942, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible. During World War II, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was lifted briefly to allow for hemp fiber production to create ropes for the U.S. Navy but after the ...
[1] [2] 1916 Damaged Goods: Banned in Ontario. [1] 1931 Little Caesar: Banned in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. [3] 1937 The Life of Emile Zola: Banned in Quebec. [4] Available in Quebec since 1997 with a "G" rating. [5] 1939 Thugs with Dirty Mugs: Banned in Winnipeg, Manitoba, because censors "felt the film was just an excuse to ...
Canadian World War II propaganda films (1 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Canadian World War II films" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Lucky Strike was one of the brands included in the C-rations provided to American troops during World War II. Each C-ration of the time included nine cigarettes of varying brands, because military leaders believed tobacco was essential to the morale of soldiers.
The Canadian box office increased following World War II. In 1934 there were 796 theatres which admitted 107 million people to earn $25 million, and that grew to 1,229 theatres admitting 151 million people to make $37 million in 1940. By 1950 the number of theatres increased to 2,360, earning $86 million with 245 million people attending. [190]
Many European tobacco bans were repealed during the Revolutions of 1848. Cigarettes were first made in Seville, from cigar scraps. British soldiers took up the habit during the Crimean War (1853–1856). [2] The American Civil War in the early 1860s also led to increased demand for tobacco from American soldiers, and in non-tobacco-growing ...
Pages in category "World War II films based on actual events" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 326 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Film Board was founded in 1939, and went on to produce over 500 films during the war. Beginning in 1940, the NFB produced a series of short propaganda films known as Canada Carries On, which would be shown before feature film screenings in cinemas. Another series, The World in Action, was produced following the former's success.