Name: The Shining Future
Genre: documentary, music
Released: 1944
Duration: 20 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Charles Ruggles, Olive Blakeney, Jack Carson, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Lydon

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.

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LeRoy Prinz
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James Bloodworth
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Mannie Manheim
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Mr. Ames

Charles Ruggles
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Olive Blakeney
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Jack Carson
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Benny Goodman
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Danny Ames

Jimmy Lydon
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Deanna Durbin
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Cary Grant
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Irene Manning
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Herbert Marshall
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Dennis Morgan
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Frank Sinatra
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Johnnie Davis
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Gene Krupa
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Bing Crosby
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Harry James

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