Keep the Home Fires Burning

Director Harry Levey was the general manager of Universal's Industrial Department. The film's premiere was held in early December 1918 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on the Steel Pier, for members of the War Emergency and Reconstruction Board. A private showing of the film was given on January 11, 1919 to trustees of the American Defense Society and their friends. According to a news item, over one hundred cameras were used in shooting scenes in over one hundred cities in the United States and abroad. No information has been located concerning the film's subsequent release to the public. Sources conflict concerning the film's length. The producers intended to release the film upon the declaration of peace. It was called the first "victory" film. According to news items, the film attempted to demonstrate the cooperation between American capital and labor in World War I activities.