Archibald Macleish

Movies

Grandma Moses
Narrator
1950 short film portrait of the octogenarian folk artist. Nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Subject, One-reel".
Grandma Moses
Writer
1950 short film portrait of the octogenarian folk artist. Nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Subject, One-reel".
It Can't Last
Writer
World War II propaganda film aimed at the homefront, attempting to increase popular mobilization. It shows the efforts of the troops in contrast to a civilian's idea that the war can't last much longer.
The Spanish Earth
Writer
A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces who were backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The film would have been seen by those making it as a documentary.