Troop Train

Troop Train
Produced by	Office of War Information
Distributed by	War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry
Release dates	February 11, 1943
Running time	11 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Troop Train was a 1943 short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information.

While the film's assumed purpose would be to educate the American public about the role of railroad transportation of military divisions, Troop Train takes a more stylistic approach, with absolutely no narration and little dialogue. The director uses images to tell the story. Footage of rows of war material, troops marching and locomotives are cleverly edited to create a montage propaganda film, something of a rarity in the United States.

The film is also notable for its depiction of service men's life on the long trips across the country to unknown ports, and to unknown fronts in the war.

External links

• Troop Train at the Internet Movie Database
• The short film Troop Train is available for free download at the Internet Archive