Substitution and Conversion
Cast & Crew
Lester Cohen
Robert Lees
Fred Rinaldo
Lt. Col. Frank Capra
Robert Crawford
Lt. Col. Anatole Litvak
Film Details
Synopsis
This Army orientation film describes the Pentagon's program of "Substitution and Conversion" of resources during wartime, and the necessity for ingenuity in dealing with the lack of critical materials.
Crew
Lt. Col. Frank Capra
Robert Crawford
Lt. Col. Anatole Litvak
Lt. David Miller
Sgt. Harold Minter
Charles Previn
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cpl. Maurice Vaccarino
Sgt. Jack Woelz
Film Details
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The film was subtitled "Project 6021." According to government documents at NARS, work started on the scenario on September 23, 1942, and the first answer print was submitted for approval on May 15, 1943. The cost of the production was $39,095. The film was released to the Armed Forces in the U.S. in September 1943 in a long and short version, and an additional short version was prepared for overseas distribution. The film included footage shot by the Capra Unit and Consolidated Film Industries, in addition to footage obtained from the Office for Emergency Management, the Signal Corps, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Canadian National Film Board, American newsreels, stock footage from Hollywood studios, and captured German film.
