Topical wartime short depicting the plight of civilians who must stay in shape in order to fight the good fight.
Acting
Robert Stack's alarmingly committed factory calisthenics
Production
Genuine industrial machinery as set dressing
Director
Arthur Lubin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short was part of a government-backed fitness campaign to ensure civilian workers could support prolonged war production.
Director Arthur Lubin later pivoted to comedy, directing Francis the Talking Mule and creating Mr. Ed—the horse, not the workout.
US
