What purpose did the Office of War Information in World War 11 serve regarding Hollywood films?

Answer 1

It functioned as a censoring arm, maybe a little ugly but necessary in all-out war. Film content was closely monitored to avoid giving away military secrets- how to set up bomb sights, for example, certain aspects of the war were toned down (prison camps, conscientious objectors) or banned completely. there were.,as with sexy films Don:t and be carefuls- certain subjects were, Off=Limits Completely- such as catchy and atractive racially mixed double agent in, say California. you get the idea Films having too heavy a martyrdom or casualty load-were discouraged, oddly no films specific ally on the battle of Pearl Harbor were produced for popular consumption-DURING THE WAR> While not directly in the Line of Fire, Science Fiction films were, to put mildly, disocuraged and few were made int he l939-45 War Span!