The Tanks Are Coming

Nan
0h 20m
1941
5.125 /10 (8)

Overview

Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1941-10-04

Top Billed Cast

George Tobias

Malowski

Richard Travis

Pete

Gig Young

Jim Allen

Frank Wilcox

Colonel

Knox Manning

Narrator

Byron Barr

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